alleryWhich natural disaster is the most common in India?
AFloods
BAvalanches
CDroughts
DCyclones
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Floods
Heavy south-west monsoon rains make rivers such as the Brahmaputra overflow their banks, so floods strike most often.
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