Question

Q. Consider the following statements

Which of the given above statement(s) is/are incorrect?

• A.
  1 only
• B.
  2 only
• C.
  Both 1 and 2
• D.
  Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: In the North-east, the hilly terrains and mountainous environment exert a great control on the generation and distribution of precipitation because orography provides the necessary uplift to the moisture-laden currents striking against the topographic barriersrs. As a general rule, precipitation increases with elevation to a certain level of altitude and then decreases after a certain level with further ascent up the slopes.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Rainfall increases from east to west or decreases from west to east in the Northern Plains but doesn’t include the desert area of India.