climate of india section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (b)

The period October to December is referred to as Northeast Monsoon season over peninsular India. It is the major period of rainfall activity over Tamil Nadu as it receives 48% of its annual rainfall during the Northeast monsoon season.

Coastal districts of the State get nearly 60% of the annual rainfall and the interior districts get about 40-50% of the annual rainfall.

Answer: (a)

Summer monsoon (May to September) experiences South-Western monsoon. The Western Ghats are the first highlands of India that the SW Monsoon winds encounter.

The presence of abundant highlands like the Western Ghats and the Himalayas right across the path of the SW Monsoon winds are the main cause of the substantial orographic precipitation all over the Indian subcontinent.

The Western Ghats rise very abruptly from the Western Coastal Plains of the subcontinent making effective orographic barriers for the Monsoon winds.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (c)

Answer: (b)