GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
Question
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An 80 km wide coastal belt from Nellore to Point Calimere
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The middle and lower Asom valley
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North-eastern Rajasthan
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The coastal plains of Gujarat south of Narmada
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Detailed explanation-1: -North-eastern Rajasthan receives comparatively least amount of annual rainfall. The eastern regions of the Rajasthan receives the total 100cm annual rainfall.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thar Desert receives very less rainfall. The climate here is very dry and arid. This region receives rainfall as low as 150 mm per year.
Detailed explanation-3: -The places in the US where it rains least often are Indio, Mecca and Calexico in California. These communities average just 11 days of year with rainfall.
Detailed explanation-4: -The least rainfall in India is recorded in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. The average rainfall in Rajasthan is about 200-40 mm and the least amount of rainfall is in the Jaisalmer district, which is around 12 cm a year.