Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following correctly describes the Bay of Bengal branch of the southwest monsoon?

  1. It crosses the Western Ghats and creates the rain-shadow region of the Deccan Plateau.
  2. It moves directly towards Tamil Nadu and gives the Coromandel Coast most of its annual rainfall during June–September.
  3. The Arakan Hills deflect it towards India, after which it divides into branches moving along the Ganga Plains and the Brahmaputra Valley.
  4. It remains confined to Bangladesh and does not extend into the western Ganga Plains.
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