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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

    ANone of these

    BAll are correct

    Ci wrong, ii correct

    Di only correct

    Answer:

    D. i only correct

    Read Explanation:

    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


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