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Question
State whether right or wrong. Rewrite the wrong sentence.
Brazil gets a lot of rainfall because of the southwest monsoon winds.
Options
Right
Wrong
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Solution
The statement is Wrong.
Correct statement: Brazil gets rainfall because of the South-East trade winds and the North East trade winds.
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