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A weather station on the windward Sahyadris logs very heavy monsoon rain. What range does it fall in?Read the answer and worked solution →Pune gets little rain though it is not far from rainy Mumbai. Pune lies in which zone?Read the answer and worked solution →The Bay of Bengal branch is deflected towards India by the Arakan Hills. On which coast are these hills?Read the answer and worked solution →A trekker visits the wettest place in the world, Mawsynram. It sits on the crest of which hills?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the monsoon factsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the dry regionsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the seasonsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the local stormsRead the answer and worked solution →Which monsoon branchRead the answer and worked solution →Rainfall zonesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Monsoon bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A fishing boat is 10 nautical miles off Gujarat. Up to how many nautical miles from the coast does India's territorial limit extend?Read the answer and worked solution →One nautical mile equals roughly how many kilometres?Read the answer and worked solution →India's southern boundary in the Bay of Bengal extends up to which latitude?Read the answer and worked solution →India's north-south distance is 3,214 km. What is the east-west distance?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is India's east-west distance less than its north-south distance though both span about 30 degrees?Read the answer and worked solution →The southern part of India lies within the tropics. In which zone does the northern part lie?Read the answer and worked solution →The sun rises in the northeastern States about how much earlier than in Jaisalmer?Read the answer and worked solution →Which longitude is India's standard meridian?Read the answer and worked solution →Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by how much?Read the answer and worked solution →Because of its vast east-west extent, how many time zones does the USA have?Read the answer and worked solution →India's area of 3.28 million sq km is what share of the world's land surface?Read the answer and worked solution →By area, India ranks as which largest country in the world?Read the answer and worked solution →The vast sandy expanse in western India is known by which name?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ranges bound the Indian subcontinent in the north-west?Read the answer and worked solution →Khyber, Bolan, Shipkila, Nathula and Bomdila are all examples of what?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indian subcontinent includes India and which set of countries?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the length of India's mainland coastline?Read the answer and worked solution →Including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, India's total coastline is how long?Read the answer and worked solution →

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A weather station on the windward Sahyadris logs very heavy monsoon rain. What range does it fall in?

  1. 250 to 400 cm
  2. 50 to 100 cm
  3. 10 to 25 cm
  4. 600 to 900 cm
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Correct answer: A. 250 to 400 cm

1. Arabian Sea winds climb the Western Ghats. 2. The windward side gets 250 to 400 cm. 3. East of the Ghats rain drops sharply. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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Pune gets little rain though it is not far from rainy Mumbai. Pune lies in which zone?

  1. Delta region
  2. Rain-shadow area
  3. Monsoon trough
  4. Rain-belt zone
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Correct answer: B. Rain-shadow area

1. Winds descend after crossing the Ghats. 2. They warm up and lose humidity. 3. The dry region east of the Ghats is the rain-shadow area. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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The Bay of Bengal branch is deflected towards India by the Arakan Hills. On which coast are these hills?

  1. Thailand
  2. Malaysia
  3. Myanmar
  4. Sri Lanka
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Correct answer: C. Myanmar

1. The Bay branch first strikes Myanmar. 2. The Arakan Hills along that coast deflect it. 3. So the monsoon enters Bengal from the south and southeast. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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