ReasoningEasy1 mark
4(iii)
Give a geographical reason for the following:
Kolkata gets more rain than Delhi during rainy season.
Topic: Distribution of monsoon rain
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Kolkata lies close to the Bay of Bengal in the Ganga delta, so the Bay of Bengal branch of the monsoon reaches it first, still heavy with moisture; by the time these winds travel up the plain to inland Delhi they have already dropped most of their rain.
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