Question
Mention four characteristics of the monsoon rains.
Solution
(i) The beginning of the rains sometimes is considerably delayed over the whole or a part of the country.
(ii) There are prolonged breaks of rains, in July-August when summer crops need plenty of water.
(iii) The rains sometimes end considerably earlier than usual causing great damage to standing crops and making the sowing of winter crops difficult.
(iv) The rainfall persists more than usual in one part of the country and desist from another part.
(v) The summer rainfall comes in heavy downpour leading to considerable run off and soil erosion.
