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प्रश्न
There is plenty of rain in India during the rainy season, yet we need irrigation. Give two reasons to support this statement.
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उत्तर
Despite an adequate rainfall during the rainy season, we require irrigation because
- Rainfall is uncertain, irregular and unreliable in India.
- Distribution of rainfall in the country is uneven. While some states such as Kerala and Assam receive abundant rainfall during the monsoon months, Rajasthan and Haryana hardly receive any rainfall.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Study the data of distribution of temperature and rain for Station X and answer the questions that follow :
(i) Is Station X in the coastal area or in the interior of the country?
(ii) Calculate the total annual rainfall for Station X.
(iii) Name the wind that brings most of the rainfall to Station X.
Which type of climate is experienced in the Northern Plains of India? State one main characteristic of this type of climate.
Why are there great variations in the climate of the Indian sub-continent?
Patna receives heavier rain than Delhi.
Study the table given below and answer the questions that follow:
| Station | Month | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| A | Temperature in Degree C. | 14.4 | 16.7 | 23.3 | 30.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 30.0 | 29.4 | 28.9 | 25.6 | 19.4 | 15.6 |
| Rainfall in cm | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 10 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 19.3 | 17.8 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | |
| B | Temperature in Degree C. | 24.4 | 24.4 | 26.7 | 28.3 | 300 | 28.9 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.8 | 27.2 | 25.0 |
| Rainfall in cm | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10 | 1.8 | 50.6 | 61.0 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
(i) Calculate the annual rainfall in station A.
(ii) What is the annual range of temperature in station B?
(iii) Which of the two stations has an equable climate?
Name two types of cyclonic systems that affect India and two areas that receive rainfall from these systems.
Name the winds which are responsible for heavy rainfall in India.
Seventy-five percentage of Indian rainfall is from this wind.
In India, 85% of the rain is received from the ______.
Name two rainiest stations.
