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Which of the following cities is likely to experience the highest variability in monsoon rainfall?

AKolkata

BPatna

CDelhi

DMumbai

Answer:

C. Delhi

Read Explanation:

  • Rainfall variability increases with distance from the sea.

  • Delhi, being the farthest from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea among the given options, will have the greatest variability.


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