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As per the Indian meteorological department which amongst the following is/ are the criteria/ criterion to decide that an area is drought affected?
1. When the rainfall deficiency for the country as a whole is more than 10% of normal
2. When the rainfall deficiency is more than 20% of the country’s area.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Both statements are incorrect.
In India, according to India Meteorological Department, meteorological drought over an area is defined as a situation when the seasonal rainfall received over the area is less than75% of its long term average value. It is further classified as "moderate drought" if the rainfall deficit is between 26-50% and "severe drought" when the deficit exceeds 50% of the normal.
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