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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the expansion of ‘LPA’ based on which the IMD forecasts the monsoon?
A
Least period average
B
Least prime average
C
Long prime average
D
Long period average
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the IMD, the “LPA of rainfall is the rainfall recorded over a particular region for a given interval (like month or season) average over a long period like 30 years, 50 years, etc”.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Monsoon rainfall is likely to be “normal” at 99% of long period average (LPA) with an error margin of +/-5%, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its long-range forecast.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lakhs Per Annum (LPA) is a unit of Cost to Company (CTC) in India. 1 Lakh is Rs. 1,00,000.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the Range of normal rainfall in the country? As per IMD, southwest monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the country as a whole is most likely to be normal (96 to 104% of LPA.

Detailed explanation-5: -Prediction of monsoon is done by IMD in different spatial and temporal scales. It varies from country as a whole to district wise in spatial scales and from a seasonal forecast to nowcast in temporal scale.

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