Question

Consider the following statements regarding the climate of the extreme western Rajasthan.

1. It experiences a hot desert climate.
2. It is classified as 'Cwg' according to Koeppen's scheme

• A. None of these
• B. All are correct
• C. i wrong, ii correct
• D. i only correct

Answer 1

Answer:

D. i only correct

Type of Climate & Areas

• Amw Monsoon with short dry season - West coast of India south of Goa

• As - Monsoon with dry summer - Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu

• Aw - Tripical savannah - Most of the Peninsular plateau, south of the Tropic of Cancer

• Bwhw - Semi - arid steppe climate - North-westem Gujarat, some parts of western Rajasthan and Punjab

• Bwhw - Hot desert - Extreme western Rajasthan

• Cwg - Monsoon with dry winter - Ganga plain, eastern Rajasthan, northern Madhya Pradesh, most of North - east India

• Dfc - Cold humid winter with short summer - Arunachal Pradesh

• E - Polar type - Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand