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  1. Which one of the following is the wettest place in India?
    1. Mahabaleshwar
    2. Cherrapunji
    3. Udhagamandalam
    4. Mawsynram
Correct Option: D

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 annual rainfall of 11,872 millimetres. According to the Guinness Book of World, Records Mawsynram received 26,000 millimetres (1,000 in) of rainfall in 1985. Mawsynram is located about 16 km west of Cherrapunji, on the Khasi Hills.



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