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Eastern part of Rajasthan receives most of the rain from _________.

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Arabian sea branch
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Mediterranean sea
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Bay of Bengal branch
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The correct option is C Bay of Bengal branch
Bay of Bengal branc,
With the monsoon in full swing, many districts in Rajasthan received rain on Thursday. According to water resources department, Baran has witnessed maximum rainfall of 105mm while many districts received rains ranging from 9mm to 50mm.

Jaipur on Thursday morning received 19mm rain and rest of the day was hot and humid. According to the meteorological department forecast, thunderstorms with light to moderate rain is likely to occur in east Rajasthan and isolated places in west Rajasthan. Some places in the eastern part of the state may get heavy rainfall.

The districts that received rain include Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Bharatpur, Bundi, Churu, Dausa, Dholpur, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand and Sikar. Rajasthan, from June 1 to July 12, has received 12.72 mm rainfall against the normal of 114.84 mm, registering 7.73% more rain.

In case of districts, only Dungarpur is in abnormal category registering 300.54 mm rainfall against normal of 168.10mm.

Alwar, Banswara, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Churu, Ganganagar, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur, Pratapgarh, Sikar and Udaipur districts fall in the excess category, receiving rainfall above 20% to 59% than normal, while Ajmer, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Dausa, Dholpur, Hanumangarh, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Rajsamand and Sawai Madhopur districts are in normal category with rainfall ranging from minus 19% to 19% than normal.

Baran, Barmer, Bundi, Jalore, Pali, Sirohi and Tonk districts are in deficit category where rains have been minus 20% to minus 59% than the normal rainfall. So far, no district is in scanty category.

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