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Question
In which part of India are three crops grown in a year? How is this related to the rainfall over there?
Solution
- Coastal areas of Tamil Nadu in India grow rice three times a year.
- This crop is taken during the retreating monsoon season. While blowing over Bay of Bengal, the North East Monsoon winds pick up moisture and give rain to eastern coast of Tamil Nadu.
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