GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following regions has highest variability of rainfall?
A
Gujarat
B
Kerala coast
C
West Bengal
D
Eastern Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The values of coefficient of variation show variability of rainfall in India. A variability of less than 25 per cent exists on the western coasts, Western Ghats, north eastern Peninsula, eastern plains of the Ganga, north eastern India, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and south-western part of Jammu and Kashmir.

Detailed explanation-2: -The average rainfall in India is 118 cm according to annual data from the Meteorological Department. The following is the distribution of rainfall in India: Extreme Precipitation regions: Northeastern regions and the windward side of the Western ghats experience an average of 400 cm of annual rainfall.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rainfall Variability is defined as degree of rainfall amount vary over an area, called Spatial Variability or over a time called Temporal Variability. Recent Study shows that there is decrease in spatial variability of average rainfall over river basin.It has broad significance in Indian Climate like.

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