Q216
Which among the following is not correctly matched? List I List II a. Shiwalik hills Moderate rainfall b. Southern Punjab Less rainfall c. North-Western Punjab Cyclonic disturbances d. Entire Punjab North-East rainfall
Which among the following is not correctly matched?
| List I | List II |
| a. Shiwalik hills | Moderate rainfall |
| b. Southern Punjab | Less rainfall |
| c. North-Western Punjab | Cyclonic disturbances |
| d. Entire Punjab | North-East rainfall |
A.
Only a
B.
Only d
AnswerC.
Both a and b
D.
All of these
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
70 to 80% of the total rainfall comes during South-West monsoon rains which has two branches, the Arabian sea branch and the Bay of Bengal branch. Punjab gets moderate rainfall through both the branches. In Punjab, monsoon is very important for its economy with the first rain, agriculture year starts with kharif crop here. During winter, it gets rainfall through Western disturbances.