UPPSC 2023 GS-I Indian Geography
Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is Reason (R) —

Assertion (A) -The Tamil Nadu coast remains dry during South-West monsoon season.
Reason(R) - The Tamil Nadu coast is situated parallel to the Bay of Bengal branch of South-West monsoon and it lies in the rain shadow area of the Arabian Sea branch of the South-West monsoon during monsoon season.

Select the correct answer using the code given below-
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Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)”.

The Tamil Nadu coast remains dry during South-West monsoon season.

The Tamil Nadu coast is situated parallel to the Bay of Bengal branch of South-West monsoon and it lies in the rain shadow area of the Arabian Sea branch of the South-West monsoon during monsoon season.

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