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Why does the western slope of the Western Ghats receive heavy rainfall?

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Correct answer: Moist monsoon winds strike and rise there

The direct answer is B: moist monsoon winds strike the Western Ghats and rise. The Arabian Sea branch carries water vapour toward the west coast. When these winds meet the mountain barrier, they cannot continue horizontally easily, so they are forced upward. Rising air cools, water vapour condenses, clouds form and heavy orographic rainfall occurs on the windward western slope. Option B correctly describes this chain. Option A is wrong because winds do blow there. Option C is wrong because the nearby Arabian Sea supplies moisture; saying there is no sea is factually incorrect. Option D is wrong because snowfall is not the normal reason for this monsoon rainfall. Exam cue: windward mountain slopes usually receive more rain; the opposite leeward side may lie in a rain-shadow area.

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