Scanty rainfall of less than 50 cm per annum is received by ________

A. The coastal areas in the warm temperate zone

B. The eastern parts of the temperate lands

C. The areas of high latitudes

D. The areas of equatorial regions

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Scanty rainfall of less than 50 cm per annum is received by the areas of high latitudes. There are three such areas in India Northern Gujarat, western Rajasthan and the southern parts of Punjab-Haryana, The rain-shadow area of the Western Ghats and The desert of Ladakh.