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The highest rainfall in India of about $11, 690$ mm is recorded at _____ near Cherrapunji in Meghalaya.

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The Indian Meteorological Department declares a day as rainy day after having how much of rainfall on such day?

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The hot winds blowing in the northern plains of India in summer are called _____.

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Which one of the following characterises the cold weather season in India?

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During October and November i.e. the retreat time of monsoon the apparent movement of the sun takes place towards _____.

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What is "Kaal Baishakhi"?

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The Blue Revolution is related with

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Mango showers occur in which one of the following group of two states.

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Name the most flood affected State _____.

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The major natural hazard of India is

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What is ‘Mavath’?

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The average mean monthly temperatures of four stations are given in the following table. The temperature is influenced by the movements of land and sea breezes.

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Temperature in Degree Celcius

Station	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
A	$14.4$	$16.7$	$29.3$	$30.0$	$33.3$	$33.3$	$30.0$	$29.4$	$28.9$	$25.6$	$19.4$	$15.6$
B	$16.8$	$19.2$	$26.6$	$29.8$	$33.3$	$33.9$	$31.3$	$29.0$	$20.1$	$27.0$	$20.1$	$14.9$
C	$24.5$	$25.7$	$27.7$	$30.4$	$33.0$	$32.5$	$31.0$	$32.2$	$29.8$	$28.8$	$25.9$	$24.7$
D	$21.5$	$23.9$	$28.3$	$32.7$	$35.5$	$32.0$	$27.3$	$27.7$	$27.9$	$26.1$	$23.1$	$20.7$

Which one of these stations experiences the maximum moderating influence of the land and sea breezes?

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The following graph shows the distribution of mean monthly temperature and average rainfall of a particular city during the year.

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Which one of the following cities shows the climatic conditions presented in the above graph?

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During the southwest monsoon season, India receives the maximum amount of rainfall. However, it varies from place to place. Choose the correct sequence of regions arranged in descending order of rainfall received from South West Monsoon.

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During which season does India receive most of its rainfall?

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Kochi town does not have a well-defined cold season.

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Which season extends from March to May?

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Which is the region receiving ''monsoon outburst''?