Question

Which of the following regions receive most of its rainfall from the Northeast monsoon winds?

Options

• Konkan coast

• Canara coast

• Malabar coast

• Coromandel coast

Answer 1

Coromandel coast

Explanation:

The Northeast monsoon is responsible for most of the rainfall on the Coromandel coast since it passes over the Bay of Bengal and collects moisture. From October to December, these moisture-laden winter winds bring torrential rain to the Eastern Ghats along the southeastern coast. The western coasts (Konkan, Canara, and Malabar) are nearly exclusively dependent on the summer southwest monsoon winds.