Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements regarding the Arabian Sea branch of the southwest monsoon:

  1. One branch ascends the Western Ghats and gives heavy rainfall to their windward side, while areas to the east receive little rainfall.
  2. A branch moving through the Narmada and Tapi valleys reaches central India and later joins the Bay of Bengal branch over the Ganga Plains.
  3. The branch crossing Saurashtra and Kachchh produces only scanty rainfall while moving along the Aravallis.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 1, 2 and 3
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1 and 3 only
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