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Q: Which of the following is a rain gauge adopted as the standard recording type rain gauge in India? Its details are described in IS: 5253-1969.
  • A. Tipping-bucket type rain gauge
  • B. Natural siphon of Float type rain gauge
  • C. Tipping & weighing rain gauge
  • D. Weighing-bucket type rain gauge
Correct Answer: Option B - The rain gauges can be broadly classified as– (1) Recording rain gauge– (a) Natural syphon type rain gauge (b) Tipping Bucket type rain gauge (c) Weighing Bucket type rain gauge (2) Non-Recording rain gauge– (a) Symon's type rain gauge
B. The rain gauges can be broadly classified as– (1) Recording rain gauge– (a) Natural syphon type rain gauge (b) Tipping Bucket type rain gauge (c) Weighing Bucket type rain gauge (2) Non-Recording rain gauge– (a) Symon's type rain gauge

Explanations:

The rain gauges can be broadly classified as– (1) Recording rain gauge– (a) Natural syphon type rain gauge (b) Tipping Bucket type rain gauge (c) Weighing Bucket type rain gauge (2) Non-Recording rain gauge– (a) Symon's type rain gauge