Question

The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26°C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9°C. The station in question is _________
A. Allahabad
B. Chennai
C. Cherrapunji
D. Kolkata

Answer 1

Hint: The climate of places all over India is very different. It is a coastal area. It is the capital of Tamil Nadu. It has a tropical climate, as described in the question.

Complete Answer:
India has a very wide range of physical features starting from the plains to the mountains. It also has plateaus and highlands, deltas, coastal areas, and island regions. This leads to a very diverse climate and weather pattern over the country. Often a place can easily be identified by the kind of climate it has. Let us see which of the given places has the climate described in the question-

A. Allahabad has an average temperature of 25.7 °C and gets an annual rainfall of 38.6 in. It's annual range of temperature is 18.1°C. Thus this is not the correct answer.

B. Chennai has an average temperature of 26°C and gets an annual rainfall of 63 cm. It's annual range of temperature is 9°C. Therefore, this is the correct answer.

C. Cherapunji has an average temperature of 17.3°C and gets an annual rainfall of 463.7 in. Its annual range of temperature is around 8°C. So, this is not the correct answer.

D. Kolkata has an average temperature of 26.2°C and gets an annual rainfall of 68.3 in. It's annual range of temperature is 10.9°C. Therefore, this is the correct answer.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option B.

Note:
- Allahabad has a warm temperate climate. The Köppen-Geiger system classifies it as the Csa type.
- Chennai's climate is tropical. It is classified by the Köppen-Geiger system as the Aw type of climate.
- Cherrapunji has a warm temperate climate. It is classified as the Cwb by the Köppen-Geiger system. Being very close to Mawsynram, it also receives heavy rainfall.
- Kolkata's climate is of tropical climate type. It is classified as the Aw type by the Köppen-Geiger climate classification system.