Hot deserts like Sahara, Arabia etc. receive very negligible amount of rainfall. This is because they:

• A

  do not receive moisture-bearing wind from the oceans.
• B

  are the most rocky and barren areas of the Earth.
• C

  are located on the tropical high pressure belt of the atmosphere.
• Correct answer
  D

  are not on the path of the monsoons.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.