Question

The world’s highest rainfall occurs in__________.
a: Mumbai
b: Asansol
c: Mawsynram
d:None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: A measurement of the amount of water which falls as rain in a particular time period is known as rainfall. We can measure rainfall by collecting the rainwater across different areas and time periods. The amount of rainwater differs between locations and time periods.

Complete Answer:

Option a: Mumbai receives a recorded rainfall of 1240 mm during the month of August. This amount of rainfall is double the normal amount of rainfall which is 585 mm. Though Mumbai receives an excessive amount of rainfall, the world’s highest rainfall does not occur in Mumbai city. This is the incorrect answer.

Option b: Asansol is a city in the state of West Bengal which receives annual recorded rainfall of 1298 mm. Though Anansol receives an excessive amount of rainfall, the world’s highest rainfall does not occur in Asansol city. This is the incorrect answer.

Option c: In the month of June and July, heavy rainfall is witnessed in Mawsynram and Cherrapunji making it the wettest place of our country and the world too. Mawsynram is located in Khasi hills of Meghalaya state. The North Eastern part of India is the wettest place of India and of the world also. Mawsynram has a recorded rainfall of 11872 mm during the period of extreme monsoon season in India. This is the correct option because Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in the world.

Option c is the correct answer because Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in the world.

Note: The city which receives the highest rainfall in India is the place which receives highest rainfall in the world too. Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Kerala are the states which receive the highest amount of rainfall in our country, India.