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Discussion Forum : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 13 (Q.No. 2)
UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
2.
What is the probable maximum precipitation (PMP) ?
Projected precipitation for a 100-yr return period
Maximum precipitation for all past recorded storms
Upper limit of rainfall, which is justified climatologically
Effective precipitable water
Answer: Option
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Rahul verma said:   2 years ago
No, option C is correct.

It's a max precipitation for a given period not for all storms.
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Anil said:   3 years ago
Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) is termed as "theoretically the greatest depth of precipitation for a given duration that is physically possible over a given size storm area at a particular geographic location at a given time of the year.
Deepesh said:   4 years ago
Answer should be B because pmp shows the maximum ppt that occurs in a strom at any location.
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