Question

The Arakan Hills play a significant role in modifying the path of which monsoon branch?

• A. The Arabian Sea branch striking Saurashtra.
• B. The Arabian Sea branch striking north of Mumbai.
• C. The Bay of Bengal branch entering West Bengal.
• D. The Arabian Sea branch obstructed by the Western Ghats.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The Bay of Bengal branch entering West Bengal.

• The Bay of Bengal branch strikes the coast of Myanmar and part of southeast Bangladesh.

• But the Arakan Hills along the coast of Myanmar deflect a big portion of this branch towards the Indian subcontinent.

• The monsoon enters West Bengal and Bangladesh from south and southeast instead of from the south-westerly direction.