Question

“The southwest (summer) monsoon hit Kerala on Saturday, eight days ahead of its normal onset date, marking the beginning of the four-month-long rainy season in India.”, Times of India.

In which month was this published?

Options

• April

• May

• October

• December

Answer 1

May

Explanation:

The normal onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala is around June 1 (first week of June). If it arrived eight days early, the news must be from late May, so the report was published in May.