Question

Rajasthan receives very little rain because ______.

• A. it is too hot
• B. there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
• C. the monsoons fail to reach this area
• D. the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

Answer 1

The correct option is D the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

There are multiple reasons behind Rajasthan receiving scanty rainfall. Firstly the Arabian Sea Branch of South West Monsoon that causes rains in Western and South-Western India runs parallel to the Aravalli range and thus hardly causes any rainfall as the winds do not get interrupted.

The winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds