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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 23

Rajasthan receives very little rainfall because:

  1. it is very hot
  2. there is no water and so the winds stay dry
  3. the winds meet no barrier, so they do not rise high enough to cool
  4. the monsoon fails to reach the region
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (C) the winds meet no barrier, so they do not rise high enough to cool

Explanation

The Aravallis run parallel to the south-west monsoon winds, so there is no orographic lifting over western Rajasthan.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: heat alone does not explain it.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: monsoon winds do carry moisture.

  • (C) Correct

    Correct: the Aravallis lie parallel to the Arabian Sea branch, so winds are not forced up.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: the monsoon does reach, but gives little rain.

  • (E) Incorrect

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.