Q. Due to which of the following, the South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian subcontinent in the rainy season?
Answer: the presence of low atmospheric pressure over North- West India
Notes: During the Rainy Season in India (Mid-June to the end of September), the intense heat that prevails in the Indian subcontinent causes a low pressure region over the Northern Plains in the Northwestern parts of the country. It is intense enough to attract the moisture- bearing winds from the Indian Ocean. Thus, the south-east trade winds from the Southern Hemisphere are attracted towards India. On crossing the equator, they are deflected to their right and blow over the Indian subcontinent as the south-west monsoon winds.

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