Assertion A Mawsynram is the wettest place in India Reason R It receives heavy rainfall th...........

Indian Geography (Easy) Monsoons and Climate in India

Download Solution PDF

Assertion (A) : Mawsynram is the wettest place in India.

Reason (R) : It receives heavy rainfall throughout the year

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A are R is true and R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true.

छोटे Courses बड़े Results

Master Monsoons and Climate in India

Prepare through Micro-courses

Try Now

Explanation:

A is true but R is false

Mawsynram is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in northeastern India, 65 kilometres from Shillong. Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in India. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an average annual rainfall of 11,872 millimetres.Mawsynram features a subtropical highland climate with an extraordinarily showery and long monsoonal season and a short dry season.