Assertion (A): Nagpur sees a maximum of 45° C in May which drops to 31° C in July.

Reason (R): The rains bring down the temperature.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.

Why do the interior parts of the Deccan remain dry during the Retreating monsoon?

1. Because they lie in the rainshadow of the Eastern Ghats.
2. Because they lie parallel to the Eastern Ghats.
3. Because they lie in the rainshadow of the Western Ghats.
4. Because they lie parallel to the Arabian Sea Branch.

Which of the following factors cause the rise in the temperature of mainland of India in the month of March?

1. The land breeze blows towards the sea
2. The pressure belts shift.
3. Southward migration of the Sun from the equator.
4. Northward migration of the Sun from the equator.

Assertion (A): A large part of the Bay of Bengal Branch of the South West Monsoon is deflected towards the Indian Subcontinent.

Reason (R): The presence of the Arakan Hills along the coast of Myanmar.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.