Relief Rainfall is also known as __________.

Orographic rainfall

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subsistence rainfall

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both a and b

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is A Orographic rainfall
When the moisture saturated air comes across barriers such as mountains, it is forced to ascend and as it rises. Then condensation takes place and rainfall occurs. This type of rainfall is called relief rain or orographic rain.

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