Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): The retreating southwest monsoon season is generally dry in northern India but brings substantial rainfall to the eastern part of the southern Peninsula.

Reason (R): Cyclonic depressions originating near the Andaman Sea cross the eastern coast, and much of the Coromandel Coast’s rainfall is derived from these systems.

Which one of the following is correct?

  1. Both A and R are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is correct, but R is incorrect.
  4. A is incorrect, but R is correct.
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