alleryWhich hills get very heavy rain from rising monsoon winds?
AWestern Ghats, Khasi Hills
BAravalli and Vindhya
CEastern Ghats, Malwa
DSatpura, Nilgiri crests
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Western Ghats, Khasi Hills
1. Moisture-laden monsoon winds cool as they ascend high ground.
2. Over the Western Ghats and Khasi Hills this gives some of the highest rainfall anywhere in the world.
3. The other hill groups are not named for such extreme rainfall.
_Source: NCERT Position Paper, Habitat and Learning, 7.1.1 Physics_
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