ReasoningEasy2 marks
Why maximum rainfall in India occurs after the summer season?
Topic: The monsoon mechanism
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The intense summer heat builds a low pressure over the land; towards the end of summer the moisture-laden south-west monsoon winds are drawn in from the Indian Ocean, and it is these winds — arriving in June — that bring India the bulk of its rain.
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