The Onset and Withdrawal of the Monsoon


 
 
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The Onset and Withdrawal of the Monsoon

Onset of The Monsoon in India

As it hits the Indian landmass, the south-west monsoon breaks up into distinct streams- one, the Arabian Sea Branch, enters India from the Arabian Sea and other, Bay of Bengal branch, enters India from the Bay of Bengal. The onset of south-west monsoon occurs each year around the first week of June. The monsoon advances to the north and, by 15 July, the entire country comes under the spell of the monsoon. The Arabian Sea branch hits the Western Ghats and gives heavy rainfall to the coastal area of Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra. The Bay of Bengal branch travels north till it hits the Himalayas. It causes heavy rainfall in the eastern and north-eastern states of India, like Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, west Bengal and Odisha. In the northern parts of India the amount of rainfall decreases from east to west. Mawsynram, in the state of Meghalaya, gets the highest rainfall in the world.    

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Question : 1

The monsoon withdraws completely from the _______ part of the Indian peninsular by mid-October

Right Option : B
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Question : 2

Which winds bring rainfall in India? 

Right Option : A
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Question : 3

The Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal branches of the monsoon merge over the northwestern part of the ______ plains

Right Option : C
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