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प्रश्न
Kanyakumari is the first to receive the south-west monsoon stream and the last to see its retreat.
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उत्तर
West coast region is the first to receive rain from the South-west monsoon. Hence, Kanyakumari is the first to receive the South-west monsoon stream. By the first week of October the South-west monsoon begins to withdraw from India since Kanyakumari is the last station to see the retreat of the South-west monsoon.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a geographical reason for the following:
Jaipur has a higher annual range of temperature than Mumbai.
Mention the geographical reason for the following:
Mangalore is not cold even in the month of December.
Give an account of the distribution of annual rainfall in India.
The Coromandel coast has more rainy months but less rainfall than the Konkan Coast. Why?
Central Maharashtra receives little rainfall.
Study the climatic data provided below and answer the questions that follow:
| Month | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| Station A | ||||||||||||
| Temp °C | 21.0 | 22.6 | 26.3 | 29.2 | 29.7 | 27.5 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 25.5 | 22.5 | 20.5 |
| Rain cm | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 11.4 | 16.7 | 9.0 | 13.4 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Station B | ||||||||||||
| Temp °C | 24.4 | 24.4 | 26.7 | 28.3 | 30.0 | 28.9 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 28.3 | 27.2 | 25.0 |
| Rain cm | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 50.2 | 61.0 | 37.0 | 27.0 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
(i) Calculate the annual range of temperature of Station B.
(ii) Calculate annual rainfall of Station A.
(iii) Presuming that both the stations are located in West India, state giving a reason as to which of the two lies on the windward side of the Western Ghats.
Name the areas receiving very heavy rainfall on account of favourable situation of a mountain
What is the direction of the summer monsoon on the Indo-Gangetic Plain?
Name two rainiest stations.
Now find out
Why are Tiruvanantapuram and Shillong rainier in June than in July?
