Question

Ladakh region receives ………………… annual rainfall.
a. 10 cm
b. 70 cm
c. 100 cm
d. 150 cm

Answer 1

Hint:
Ladakh is a cold desert in the rain shadow of the Himalayas, with 300 days of sunshine. Ladakh is the highest plateau in India, most of which exceed 3,000 m (9,800 ft). It stretches from the Himalayas to the Kunlun Mountains and includes the upper Indus Valley.

Complete answer:
Ladakh is a cold desert with high terrain. The southwest monsoon kept the area without rain. The weather pattern in the Ladakh Desert is unusually cold and dry due to its high altitude, ranging from 3,000 m in Kargil to over 8,000 m in Karakoram. The air at this height is so thin that the heat of the sun is strongly felt. The temperature is below -40 degree Celsius most of the winter, which is very cold. There is very little rainfall in the area. As low as 10 cm per year. The area was hit by strong winds and scorching sun. Always lack moisture and frostbite at the same time.

The temperature in Ladakh during the day stays in the range of 12-14 degree Celsius, while at night it drops to 0 degree Celsius or even lower. Occasional snowfall will still occur in April, but only at higher altitudes (4,000 or 4,500 meters or more). The high mountain passes of Khardung La and Chang La are still covered by thick snow.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
The average annual precipitation refers to the annual average precipitation at a certain location measured by the nearest National Weather Service in the past three decades.