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India has a tropical monsoon climate.
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Solution
India has a monsoon type of climate because it lies between the latitudes 20° N to 20° S where monsoons are experienced. In this the wind charges direction with the change in season.The monsoon winds prevail mainly in Indian Ocean. The conditions are made in such a way that the winds blows from the South-West from April to October and from opposite direction, the north-east from October to April.
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