UPPSC 2016 GS-I Indian Geography
Question

Which of the following places has the lowest rainfall during the South West Monsoon?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Chennai

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Chennai”.

Chennai falls under the rain shadow area, resulting in reduced rainfall during the monsoon season.

Similar Questions:

Which one of the following groups of States has forest coverage of more than 75% of the total geographical area?
  1. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland
  2. Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland
  3. Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland
  4. Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Madhya Pradesh
Tehri Dam is being constructed in Uttaranchal Pradesh on the river:
  1. Bhagirathi
  2. Ramganga
  3. Alaknanda
  4. Bhilangana
Mahatma Gandhi bridge is located in
  1. Bihar
  2. Uttar Pradesh
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Andhra Pradesh
Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A) : River Damodar was known as "River of Sorrow" in west Bengal prior to the development of the Damodar Valley Corporation.
Reason (R) : Damodar in its upper reaches flows rapidly and in its lower reaches it runs too sluggishly.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes
  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Which one of the following ports is not located on the eastern coast of India?
  1. Chennai
  2. Kandla
  3. Paradwip
  4. Tuticorin
In which State the Nelong Valley is located?
  1. Himachal Pradesh
  2. Jammu & Kashmir
  3. Sikkim
  4. Uttarakhand
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES)- Bengaluru
  2. Wildlife Institute of India – Dehradun
  3. Indian Institute of Forest Management – Kolkata
  4. GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development – Almora
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I [Waterfall] List II [River]

(A) Dudhsagar - (a) Ghatprabha
(B) Duduma - (b) Machhkund
(C) Gokak -(c) Sharavati
(D) Jog - (d) Mandavi
  1. A-d, B-b, C-a, D-c
  2. A-d, B-b, C-c, D-a
  3. A-b, B-d, C-a, D-c
  4. A-b, B-c, C-d, D-a
Keibul Lamjao National Park is located in which lake?
  1. Loktak
  2. Dal
  3. Wular
  4. Kolleru
Who was called 'a slave of a slave' ?
  1. Mohd. Ghori
  2. Qutubuddin Aibak
  3. Balban
  4. Iltutmish
The Apex Body to finance agriculture in India is
  1. Reserve Bank of India
  2. NABARD
  3. Cooperative Societies
  4. Government of India
The Constitutional authority, vested with the power of declaring castes and tribes as the scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes, is the:
  1. President of India
  2. Prime Minister of India
  3. Minister of Social Welfare
  4. Chairman, SC/ST Commission