Question

Bengaluru and Mysuru are only about 158 km apart. Yet Bengaluru experiences cooler climate than Mysuru throughout the year. Some facts about Mysuru and Bengaluru are given below. Determine which factor given in the options below is responsible for Bengaluru’s cooler climate.

$\begin{array}{cc}Mysuru& \\ Latitude& {12.26}^{0}N\\ Longitude& {76.6}^{0}E\\ Elevation& 763mabovesealevel\\ Size& 132k{m}^2\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{cc}Bengaluru& \\ Latitude& {12.58}^{0}N\\ Longitude& {76.34}^{0}E\\ Elevation& 920mabovesealevel\\ Size& 709k{m}^{2}k{m}^2\end{array}$

• A. Bengaluru is more eastward than Mysuru
• B. Bengaluru is larger than Mysuru
• C. Bengaluru is greener than Mysuru
• D. Bengaluru is higher in altitude

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Bengaluru is higher in altitude

Bengaluru is higher in altitude compared to Mysuru (920 m against 763 m above sea level). This leads to a lower temperature climate than Mysuru. Moreover, the higher altitude helps in having more rainfall which lowers the temperature. Both cities are almost equally farther from the sea and almost at the same latitude. So these factors do not play a major role.