Study the given map of India and answer the MCQ.
Name the mountain range that acts as a climatic barrier in protecting Ladakh from the monsoonal wind.

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Karakoram range

The Zanskar range

Shiwalik range

The Vindhyas

answer is B.

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Zanskar is a high-altitude semi-desert group of mountains lying on the northern side of the Himalayan Range. This mountain range acts as a barrier, protecting Ladakh from monsoon, resulting in a pleasantly warm and dry climate in the summer. The Zanskar's major part lies in the inner and the lesser Himalayas. The rain and snowfall during this period are modest, but today they have shown an inclination towards increasing precipitation. In ancient times many mills that drove the water were set up to control the drought. The mills were at a great distance from the villages. But they have been abandoned because running water is now available nearer to the settlements.

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