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State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · வினா 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
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்

விடை: (C) the winds meet no barrier, so they do not rise high enough to cool

விளக்கம்

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

  • (A) தவறு

    Wrong: heat alone does not explain it.

  • (B) தவறு

    Wrong: monsoon winds do carry moisture.

  • (C) சரி

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

  • (D) தவறு

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

  • (E) தவறு

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