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How are geographic factors influencing the distribution of high, annual rainfall in certain parts of India?

  • UPSC 2024
  • Physical Setting

India's rainfall is primarily orographic. The Himalaya and the Western Ghats govern both the amount and the distribution, while the Aravalli, lying parallel to the moisture-bearing current, induces almost none.

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