Question

Write a short note on the Southwest Monsoon and the Northeast Monsoon.

Answer 1

• South-west Monsoon: Winds that give maximum rainfall to India are south-west monsoon. These winds bring rains towards the end of the summer due to high pressure built in the Indian Ocean. These monsoon strikes Malabar Coast in the month of June and by November leaves the country. Most of the food production in India depends on these monsoons.
  
• North-east monsoons: When winds moves back from the mainland to the Bay of Bengal, it is known as retreating monsoons. Retreating monsoons are also called as north-east monsoons. They start when withdrawal of southwest monsoons begin that is during September–November.