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Mawsynram, the rainiest place in the world, gets the rain from:
Topic: Rainfall distribution
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Answer
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(b) South-west monsoon wind - Bay of Bengal branch.
Explanation
The Bay of Bengal branch of the south-west monsoon is funnelled up into the Khasi hills, whose funnel-shaped valleys wring record rain out of it at Mawsynram.
In words
South-west monsoon wind - Bay of Bengal branch.
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