Question
Mawsynram, which receives the highest rainfall, is in the state of ________.

Answer

  1. Meghalaya.
Explanation.
Mawsynram is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 65 kilometres from Shillong.
It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an average annual rainfall of 11,872 millimetres.
Mawsynram receives nearly 10,000 millimeters of rain in an average year, and the vast majority of rain it falls during the monsoon months.
Bay of Bengal is the reason the tiny cluster receives so much rain.

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