The following 6 (Six) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below:
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- (a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- (b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- (c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
51. Statement I : Variability of annual rain fall is very high in western part of Rajasthan.
Statement II : Average annual rainfall is extremely low in western Rajasthan.
Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-2 – 2016
Statement II: Average annual rainfall is extremely low in western Rajasthan. (True)
Both statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.
– Rainfall in arid regions is typically low and highly erratic.
– Low average rainfall implies that even small deviations in precipitation from year to year result in a large percentage change, leading to high variability.
– The low average rainfall is a primary reason for the high inter-annual variability; if the average is near zero, any positive rainfall amount represents infinite variability compared to the average, and small absolute changes are large relative changes.