INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOLOGY OF INDIA

INDIAN PHYSIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The climate of India is mainly tropical because: [CDS 2002]
A
of the location of the Himalayas in its North
B
major part of India lies within the tropics
C
of the overpowering influence of India Ocean
D
of the seasonal influence of jet streams
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The climate of India is mainly tropical because of the location of the Himalayas in its North. India is home to an extraordinary variety of climatic regions, ranging from tropical in the south to temperate and alpine in the Himalayan north, where elevated regions receive sustained winter snowfall.

Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: India’s climate has both the characteristics of tropical as well as subtropical climate due to the tropic of cancer that passes through the middle of this country, from the Rann of Kuchh that is in the west and Mizoram that is in the east.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tropical wet climate region of India refers to the two Islands Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Western Malabar region and south Assam. The tropical wet region is the wettest in the country that maintains the humidity throughout the year due to the high amount of rainfall in the monsoon season.

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