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Download Solution PDFThe Kharif season in India largely coincides with the _______.
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Option 1 : Southwest monsoon
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Key Points
- Kharif season
- Kharif season begins with the onset of monsoons in June-July.
- Kharif period is known as the monsoonal sowing season.
- In Arabic, the word 'Kharif' means 'autumn'.
Important Points
- Kharif crops
- The Kharif crops grow in the rainy season.
- Rice, maize, millets, cotton, groundnuts and jute are grown in the Kharif season.
- Southwest monsoon
- It is the period between June-September.
- The wind blows from the Arabian sea towards India in the southwest direction.
Additional Information
- Northeast monsoon
- It is also known as the winter monsoon.
- It blows from land to sea.
- Hence, it is called the retreating monsoon.
- It is the period between October-December.
- Rainfall is experienced over Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.
- Tamil Nadu receives the highest rainfall from this monsoon.
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