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Which region receives its highest rainfall during the retreating monsoon season?

AWestern Rajasthan

BNorthern Plains

CCoromandel Coast

DCentral Highlands

Answer:

C. Coromandel Coast

Read Explanation:

  • The Coromandel Coast receives the bulk of its annual rainfall during the retreating monsoon season (October-November), primarily due to tropical cyclones and depressions originating over the Bay of Bengal.

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