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Question
Name the areas receiving very heavy rainfall on account of favourable situation of a mountain
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Solution
The west coast region of the southern Peninsula and the north-eastern part of India receive very heavy rainfall on account of favourable situation of the mountain ranges.
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21.0 | 21.9 | 24.3 | 27.1 | 28.0 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25.4 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 21.2 |
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