Question

The word monsoon is derived from
A.Greek language
B.Arabic language
C.Indian language
D.Latin language

Answer 1

Hint:The monsoon in summer rains over the whole of the South Asia system of northwest India from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. The moisture carried by these south-westerly winds from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal bring rain to the entire subcontinent.

Complete answer:
The moisture carried by these south-westerly winds from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal bring rain to the entire subcontinent leaving Tibet dry in the 'rain shadow' of the Himalayas. The south-west monsoon starts retreating by the end of September from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, by October from Central India and by the end of November from South India. Retreating monsoon brings rain in eastern coastal region. During winter, dry offshore, North-East Monsoon winds blow from high pressure to low pressure region which is centred at the head of Bay of Bengal. Winter monsoon that originate over Central Asia brings cold dry winds and when these winds pass over the Bay of Bengal they collect moisture while blowing with trade winds, which in winter blow from North to South Latitude. These winds after picking moisture from the Bay of Bengal bring rain to Tamil Nadu in winters.
The word monsoon is derived from Arabic word mausam which means seasonal .These are seasonal winds that give rainfall to various regions.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note:During the summer on the Himalayas deflect the moisture-laden monsoon winds and cause the most wind to bring rain to the North Indian plains and the Brahmaputrs valley.