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NDA 2018 GAT · General Knowledge · Physical Geography · hard

Consider the statements about the Indian monsoon: 1. The south-west monsoon brings most of India's annual rainfall. 2. The retreating monsoon brings…

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Consider the statements about the Indian monsoon:
1. The south-west monsoon brings most of India's annual rainfall.
2. The retreating monsoon brings rain to the Tamil Nadu coast.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
  1. A. 1 only
  2. B. 2 only
  3. C. Both 1 and 2
  4. D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

The south-west monsoon, from June to September, gives most of the annual rain. During the retreating monsoon in October-November, the north-east winds pick up moisture over the Bay of Bengal and give rainfall to the Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu. Both statements are correct.
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