Question

(i) Name a state that is the first to experience the onset of the monsoon.
(ii) How does the 'Mango shower' influence the state of Karnataka?

Answer 1

• Mango showers, or 'mango rains', is a colloquial term to describe the occurrence of pre-monsoon rainfall.
  
• Sometimes Mango showers are referred as 'April rains' or 'Summer showers'.
• Karnataka - These showers prevent the mangoes from dropping prematurely from trees and are crucial for the mango cultivators.