2017 · Q33
Statement IThe interior part of Maharashtra does not receive adequate rain in the summer season.
Statement IIThe interior part of Maharashtra lies in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats.
General KnowledgeGeography
- ABoth the statements are individually true and Statement II; is the correct explanation of Statement I
- BBoth the statements lie individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
- DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Explanation
Statement I is true: interior Maharashtra (the Deccan plateau, including Marathwada and Vidarbha) receives scanty rainfall during the southwest monsoon. Statement II is true: this is because the region lies in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats — the moisture-laden monsoon winds shed most of their rain on the windward (western) slopes and reach the leeward interior relatively dry. The rain-shadow effect is precisely why the rainfall is scanty. Both statements are true and II is the correct explanation of I.