SSC
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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India gets only ____ of its annual rainfall during winter.
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3%
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5%
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2%
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4%
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Reason (R): The winter rainfall in India occurs due to North East monsoon.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answers. Tamil Nadu receives rainfall two times a year once in the monsoon season and another in the winter season. It receives winter rainfall due to the northeast trade winds which pick up moisture from the Bay of Bengal and shed in Tamil Nadu.
Detailed explanation-3: -States of North India that receive rainfall in winter are Punjab Kashmir Himacha Pradesh and western Uttar Pradesh. The western disturbances cause the winter rainfall in north-western parts of India. Western disturbances are cyclones or depressions originating from the Mediterranean region.
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