Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion A: Tamil Nadu gets most of the rainfall in winter.
Reason R: Tamil Nadu gets rainfall from retreating monsoons.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
Assertion A: Tamil Nadu gets most of the rainfall in winter. True. Unlike most of India, the Tamil Nadu coast gets little rain from the south-west monsoon (it lies in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats) and receives most of its rain from October to December.
Reason R: Tamil Nadu gets rainfall from retreating monsoons. True. As the monsoon retreats, the winds blow from the north-east across the Bay of Bengal, pick up moisture and shed it on the Tamil Nadu coast.
R is the correct explanation of A: the winter rain of Tamil Nadu is the rain of the retreating (north-east) monsoon.