Which one of the following receives an average annual rainfall of below 50 cm in India, indicating highest inadequacy?
- A.Madhya Pradesh
- B.Haryana
- C.Ladakh
- D.Jharkhand
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Ladakh. Ladakh lies in the rain shadow of the Great Himalaya, so the monsoon winds hardly reach it and it is a cold desert with well under 50 cm of rain a year. India's rainfall varies sharply from place to place. Areas receiving less than 50 cm a year include western Rajasthan, the adjoining parts of Gujarat and Punjab, the interior of the Deccan plateau in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats, and Ladakh. Leh gets only around 10 cm a year, much of it as snow, so farming there depends on glacier-fed streams. At the other end, places on the windward slopes such as Mawsynram and Cherrapunji receive over 1,000 cm. Option A is wrong because Madhya Pradesh receives moderate rainfall of roughly 75 to 150 cm. Option B is wrong because Haryana as a whole averages more than 50 cm, though its southwest is dry. Option D is wrong because Jharkhand, on the Chota Nagpur plateau, gets over 100 cm. Exam tip: below 50 cm: Ladakh, western Rajasthan and the leeward Deccan.
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