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Rain bearing winds that blow over from the ocean and to the land (during a particular season) are called

(a) sea breeze
(b) storm
(c) monsoon winds
(d) all of these

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Solution

(c) Monsoon winds.
Monsoon winds are the cool rain bearing winds blow over ocean towards land.

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