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Question
Give a reason for the following:
Kerala gets rainfall from the summer monsoons much before Uttar Pradesh.
Solution
Kerala lies in the southwest of the country where the southwest monsoon wind strikes first. The wind then advances to the north and reaches Uttar Pradesh.
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