Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following conclusions can be most appropriately drawn regarding winter precipitation in northwestern India?

  1. Although the prevailing winter monsoon is generally dry, temperate cyclonic depressions provide limited but agriculturally valuable rainfall and Himalayan snowfall.
  2. Winter rainfall is produced mainly by moisture-laden northeast winds travelling directly from the Indian Ocean to Punjab.
  3. The amount of winter precipitation increases steadily from west to east across the northern plains.
  4. Winter cyclones originate over the Bay of Bengal and reach northwestern India through the Ganga Valley.
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