Question

With reference to Figure A and Figure B given below, answer the questions that follow:

1. Name the winds shown by arrows in Figure A and Figure B.
2. How is the wind shown in Figure A different from the one shown in Figure B?

Answer 1

1. The arrows in Figure A show the Southwest Monsoon Winds, which bring significant rainfall to India from June to September.
   The arrows in Figure B show the Northeast Monsoon Winds, which deliver rainfall to Tamil Nadu during the retreating monsoon season.
2. Figure A shows Southwest Monsoon Winds, which bring significant rain from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal due to their moisture content.
   Figure B shows Northeast Monsoon Winds, which are dry on land except in Tamil Nadu where they suck up moisture from the Bay of Bengal, resulting in winter rains.