CLIMATE_2

_______ branches of the monsoon merge over the north western<br />part of the Ganga plains.

The retreating monsoon or the transition season sees the change from _______ to dry winter conditions

The low pressure conditions over northwestern India get transferred to the Bay of Bengal by early November causing cyclonic depressions originating over the ______

Owing to the nature of monsoons, the annual rainfall is highly variable from year to year.

• True
• false

Areas of high rainfall are liable to be affected by floods while areas of low rainfall are drought prone drought prone

• True
• false

The withdrawal or the retreat of the monsoon is a more gradual process that begins in the ________ states of India by early September

Four main seasons can be identified in India — the cold-weather season, the hot weather season, the advancing monsoon and the _______ with some regional variations.

In the cold weather season ______ winds prevail over India

Days are warm and nights are cold

• True
• false

__________ is common in the north and the higher slopes of the Himalayas experience snowfall.