The climate of Madhya Pradesh is

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Correct — D, monsoon. Madhya Pradesh has a tropical/sub-tropical monsoon-type climate: a hot, dry summer; a rainy south-west monsoon season (roughly June to September, which brings most of the year's rain); and a cool, dry winter. The Tropic of Cancer runs through the middle of the state, reinforcing its monsoon character.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Equatorial climate (hot and wet throughout the year, near the Equator) describes places like the Amazon or Congo basins — not inland India, which has a marked dry season.  (b) Desert (arid) climate fits western Rajasthan (the Thar); Madhya Pradesh is far wetter, with a distinct rainy season.  (c) Polar climate is confined to the very high latitudes near the poles; it has nothing to do with tropical Madhya Pradesh.

Concept: World climates are grouped by latitude and rainfall: equatorial (hot and wet all year), tropical monsoon (a seasonal reversal of rain), desert (arid), Mediterranean, temperate and polar. Most of India, including Madhya Pradesh, falls under the tropical/sub-tropical monsoon type, dominated by the seasonal reversal of winds and the south-west monsoon rains.

State PCS 2018 Q59 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2018 Q59 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer