Question

Monsoon arrives in India approximately in:

• A. Early May
• B. Early July
• C. Early June
• D. Early August

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Early June

Answer: The correct answer is option (C) – Early June.

• From early June to mid-September, between 100- 120 days is the duration of the monsoon. Some places like Tamil Nadu receive a major portion of its rainfall during October and November, but most parts of the country receive rainfall from June to September.
• Generally by the first week of June, the monsoon arrives at the southern tip of the Indian peninsula.
• Later the Monsoon splits into two branches – the Bay of Bengal branch and the Arabian Sea branch.
• The Bay of Bengal branch arrives in Assam by the first week of June.
• Mumbai receives the Arabian sea branch around 10th June.
• Central part of the country and Saurashtra-Kachchh region receives the Arabian sea branch of the monsoon by mid of June.
• The Bay of Bengal branch of the monsoon reaches Delhi by the end of June.
• Over the northwestern part of the Ganga plains, the Bay of Bengal branch and Arabian Sea branch of the monsoon merge.
• Eastern Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Western Uttar Pradesh receives the monsoon by the first week of July.
• The monsoon reaches the rest of the country, including Himachal Pradesh by mid-July.
• The annual precipitation is less than 10 cm in Western Rajasthan and Ladakh, whereas in Meghalaya the annual precipitation is over 400 cm.
• In the Northern plains, there is generally a decrease in rainfall from East to West.