2018 · Q39
South Arcot and Ramanathapuram receive over 50 percent of their annual rainfall from which one of the following?
General KnowledgeGeography
- ASouth-west monsoon
- BNorth-east monsoon
- CBay of Bengal branch of summer monsoon
- DWestern disturbances
Explanation
South Arcot and Ramanathapuram lie on Tamil Nadu's Coromandel coast, which stays relatively dry during the south-west monsoon. They receive the bulk of their annual rainfall, over 50%, from the retreating (north-east) monsoon during October-December. The Bay of Bengal branch of the summer monsoon and western disturbances do not dominate rainfall here. Hence the north-east monsoon is the answer.