Question

Choose the correct statement.
For a normal monsoon season in India, which among the following conditions facilitates the movement of monsoon winds from the sea to the Indian land?
A) Precence high pressure condition around the island of Madagascar.
B) Intense heating of Tibetan plateau resulting in low pressure conditions over Indian mainland.

• A. Statement A is correct.
• B. Statement B is correct.
• C. Both Statement A and B are correct.
• D. Both Statement A and B are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both Statement A and B are correct.

Heating of the Tibetan Plateau and subsequent formation of a low pressure zone over the Indian subcontinent and the presence of a high pressure zone on the coast of Madagascar, facilitate the movement of air from high pressure to low pressure. These winds entre from south-west direction and bring monsoon in India.