INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION

NATURAL VEGETATION INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
THE WORLD’S HIGHEST RAINFALL OCCURS IN
A
MUMBAI
B
ASANSOL
C
MAWSHYNRAM
D
none of above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an average annual rainfall of 11, 872 millimetres (467.4 in), According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Mawsynram received 26, 000 millimetres (1, 000 in) of rainfall in 1985.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mawsynram is a place that receives the highest average rainfall in the world. This place is located in Meghalaya.

Detailed explanation-3: -The highest rainfall in the world occurs in Mawsynram, Meghalaya. Mawsynram is situated in the southern ranges of the Khasi Hills and is considered the wettest place in the world. It receives an annual rainfall of approximately 11, 873 mm or 467 inches.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mawsynram of Khasi Hills in Meghalaya, North East India, has got the title of being the wettest place of India as well of the world. It receives an average rainfall of 11, 872 mm (467 inches) during peak monsoons in India and is 1400 m above the sea level.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mawsynram is a place that receives the highest average rainfall in the world. It is located in Meghalaya. It receives the majority of its rainfall from the Bay of Bengal branch of the Indian monsoon. The Bay of Bengal branch carries more moisture to the northeastern states causing heavy rainfall there.

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