Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following events associated with the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon:

  1. The low-pressure centre moves over Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
  2. The monsoon withdraws from Rajasthan, Gujarat, the western Ganga Plain and the Central Highlands.
  3. The monsoon begins retreating from western Rajasthan.
  4. The low-pressure centre is completely removed from the Peninsula.

Which one of the following represents the correct chronological sequence?

  1. 2–3–1–4
  2. 3–1–2–4
  3. 2–1–3–4
  4. 3–2–1–4
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