alleryThe monsoon's tendency to have wet and dry spells is called:
ABlocks
BBands
CBreaks
DBursts
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Breaks
1. Rain falls only for a few days at a time.
2. Rainless intervals come between them.
3. These are the breaks in the monsoon.
_Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Contemporary India I', Ch 4 'Climate'_
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