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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
Give a reason for the following:
Kanyakumari experiences an equable climate.
Give a reason for each of the following:
Kolkata receives heavier rain than Lucknow.
Name the following:
The winds that bring heavy rain to Cherrapunji.
Name the following: The local wind that brings a light rainfall to South India and is good for tea and
coffee crops.
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
Kerala has the longest rainy season.
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
The city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh has a higher range of temperature than that of Chennai in Tamil Nadu.
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.
Describe the climatic conditions which prevail over India during different Seasons.
What is meant by a ‘Rain Shadow’ area?
Study the table given below and answer the questions that follows:
| Station | Months | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| A | Temperature in °C | 12.7 | 15.1 | 22.1 | 31.8 | 37.2 | 39.1 | 37.3 | 33.4 | 28 | 26.7 | 16.1 | 13.6 |
| Rainfall in cms | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 15.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | |
| B | Temperature in °C | 23.1 | 24.8 | 26.5 | 29.3 | 32 | 32.8 | 33.1 | 32.1 | 30.5 | 29.3 | 28.7 | 26.1 |
| Rainfall in cms | 15.3 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 20.1 | 16.8 | 19.0 |
(a) Calculate the annual rainfall in station A.
(b) What is the annual range of temperature in station B?
(c) Name the winds that bring most of the rainfall to station B. State one reason for your answer.
