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Question
Which of the following area receives rain from the North East Monsoon?
Options
Konkan coast
Ganga basin
Coromandel coast
Malabar coast
Solution
Coromandel coast
Explanation:
When they move over the Bay of Bangal they pick up moisture to bring rainfall only to the Coromandel coast.
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