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प्रश्न
Name the state in India where there is highest rainfall.
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उत्तर
Meghalaya.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name a state that is the first to experience the onset of the monsoon.
Give a reason for each of the following:
The Summer Monsoon winds blow over the Arabian Sea from the South West.
Give an account of weather conditions and characteristics of the cold season.
- Name two rainiest stations.
- Name two driest stations.
- Two stations with the most equable climate.
- Two stations with the most extreme climate.
- Two stations are most influenced by the Arabian branch of southwest monsoons.
- Two stations are most influenced by the Bay of Bengal branch of south-west monsoons.
- Two stations influenced by both branches of the south-west monsoons
- Two stations influenced by retreating and north-east monsoons.
- Two stations are receiving winter showers from the western disturbances.
- The two hottest stations in the months of
- February
- April
- May
- June
How are the sources of rainfall in the North-west part of India different from the rainfall experienced on the coastal areas of Eastern India in winter?
The Coromandel coast has more rainy months but less rainfall than the Konkan Coast. Why?
When the Malabar coast is receiving heavy rainfall in July, the Tamil Nadu coast is comparatively dry.
Though Mangalore and Mysore are on the same latitude, Mangalore experiences more rainfall than Mysore. Give reasons.
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.
