CSE · GS-1Official PYQ · CSE 2013 · Q21Geography · Physical Geography · 10 marks · 200 words
English
Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20–30 deg N latitudes and on the western side of the continents. Why?
हिन्दी
उत्तरी गोलार्ध में मुख्य गर्म मरुभूमि 20–30 डिग्री उत्तरी अक्षांश पर और महाद्वीपों के पश्चिम की ओर स्थित हैं। क्यों?
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2013 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Geography · Physical Geography
Salient features of world's physical geography.
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