Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) Index of wetness = actual rainfall in a year at a place/normal rainfall of that place
(B) Normal annual rainfall is obtained by taking the mean of the annual rainfall over a period of
35 years
(C) Index of wetness gives an idea of the wetness of the year
(D) All the above

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Answer: Option D

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