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The south west monsoon comes from ________.
  1. The Bay of Bengal
  2. The Himalayas
  3. The Indian Ocean
  4. Arabian sea

A
The Bay of Bengal
B
Arabian sea
C
The Indian Ocean
D
The Himalayas
Solution
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1. South-West monsoon are the rain-bearing seasonal winds that flow from the Arabian Sea to the mainland of India from the South-West direction.
2. They start to cross India around May, and as per Indian Meteorological Department, the official monsoon season is between June to September.

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