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Orographic rainfall is also known as:

ACyclonic rain
BConvectional
CRelief rain
DFrontal rain
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Relief rain
1. Saturated air is forced up a mountain. 2. It is also called relief rain. 3. Cyclonic rain is frontal rain. _Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 11, Water in the Atmosphere._
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