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Which one of the following statements on Climate of India is NOT correct?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Year 2020 was the eighth warmest year on record since 1901″ option2=”12 out of 15 warmest years were during the recent fifteen years (2006-2020)” option3=”During the year 2020, the monsoon season rainfall over the country as a whole was below normal” option4=”Past decade (2001-2010\/ 2010-2020) was the warmest decade on record” correct=”option3″]<\/p>\n

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\nThe statement “During the year 2020, the monsoon season rainfall over the country as a whole was below normal” is NOT correct.
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\n– According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reports for 2020, the Southwest Monsoon rainfall over the country as a whole was above normal, specifically 109% of the Long Period Average (LPA).
\n– Statement A is correct: IMD data confirmed 2020 was the eighth warmest year on record since 1901.
\n– Statement B is correct: Global and Indian climate trends show that most of the warmest years on record have occurred in recent decades. IMD reports confirm that 12 out of the 15 warmest years during 1901-2020 were in the period 2006-2020.
\n– Statement D is correct: Recent decades, such as 2001-2010 and 2011-2020, have been the warmest decades on record for India, consistent with global warming trends.
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\n– IMD releases annual climate summaries and reports on monsoon performance, which are key sources for such information.
\n– The Long Period Average (LPA) is the average rainfall recorded over a specific period (currently 1971-2020 for the southwest monsoon) used as a benchmark to classify monsoon performance (e.g., normal, above normal, below normal).
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