The LPA of a state for a year is defined as the average rainfall in the preceding 10 years considering the period of June-August. For example, LPA in 2018 is the average rainfall during 2009-2018 and LPA in 2019 is the average rainfall during 2010-2019. It is also observed that the actual rainfall in Gujarat in 2019 is 20% more than the rainfall in 2009. The LPA of Gujarat in 2019 is closest to
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The actual rainfall in 2019 and the Long Period
Average (LPA) for the different states are as follows.
The actual rainfall in Gujarat in 2019 is 600 mm. The rainfall in Gujarat in 2009 was 500 mm.
As the value of 500 is replaced by 600 in calculating the LPA, the LPA would increase by 10
as it is the average of 10 years.
Ans: (490 mm)
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