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If a ‘Heavy Monsoon State’ is defined as a state with actual rainfall from June-August, 2019 of 900 mm or more, then approximately what percentage of ‘Heavy Monsoon States’ have a negative deviation from respective LPAs in 2019?

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Option C is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

The actual rainfall in 2019 and the Long Period

Average (LPA) for the different states are as follows.

The heavy monsoon states are Maharashtra, Sikkim, Mizoram, Goa, Arunachal, Kerala and
Meghalaya. Among these, Arunachal, Kerala and Meghalaya have a negative deviation from
respective LPAs in 2019. The required percentage = 3/7*100 = 42.86

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