Consider the following statements:<br/>1. The duration of the monsoon decreases from southern India to northern India.<br/>2. The amount of annual rainfall in the northern plains of India decreases from east to west.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Correct. The southwest monsoon reaches southern India earlier and withdraws later, so the rainy season is generally longer in the south and shorter in the north.

2. Correct. In the northern plains, annual rainfall generally decreases from east to west because the Bay of Bengal branch loses moisture as it moves inland from eastern India toward Punjab and Rajasthan.

Therefore, both statements are correct.