GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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80-90 %
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50-60 %
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100 %
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75 %
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is 86%. The southwest monsoon contributes around 86 per cent of the total rain in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indian summer monsoon. The Indian summer monsoon typically lasts from June-September (Fig. 58d), with large areas of western and central India receiving more than 90% of their total annual precipitation during the period, and southern and northwestern India receiving 50%-75% of their total annual rainfall.
Detailed explanation-3: -This causes the winds to blow over the Indian subcontinent toward the Indian Ocean in a northeasterly direction, causing the northeast monsoon. Because the southwest monsoon flows from sea to land, it carries more moisture, and therefore causes more rain, than the northeast monsoon.