Question

Name the two branches of the south-west monsoon winds.

Answer 1

• As India is surrounded by Bay of Bengal on the east and Arabian Sea on the west, monsoon in India arrive as Bay of Bengal branch and Arabian Sea branch.
  
• The direction of Bay of Bengal branch of south west monsoon is north-east.
  
• The Arabian Sea Branch of the south-west monsoon first hits the Western Ghats of the coastal state of Kerala, India, thus making this area first to receive rain from the south-west monsoon. This branch of the monsoon moves northwards towards western side.