The south-eastern part of Madhya Pradesh receives maximum rainfall from:

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Correct — B, Bay of Bengal branch of monsoon. On striking peninsular India, the south-west monsoon splits into the Arabian Sea branch and the Bay of Bengal branch; the latter curves up over the Bay, crosses West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, and moves into south-eastern Madhya Pradesh, delivering that region's heaviest rainfall — districts such as Balaghat, Mandla, Dindori and Seoni receive markedly higher rainfall as a result.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) The Arabian Sea branch moves up India's west coast and the western Deccan interior; it is not the main rainfall source for MP's south-eastern, inland-eastern tracts.  (c) The retreating (north-east) monsoon is a post-monsoon (October-November) phase whose rainfall chiefly benefits Tamil Nadu's Coromandel coast, not south-eastern MP.  (d) Cyclones are episodic, localised storm systems, not the season's primary, consistent rainfall source for the region.

Concept: The south-west monsoon splits into two branches on reaching peninsular India — the Arabian Sea branch and the Bay of Bengal branch. The Bay of Bengal branch curves northward across the Bay, strikes the eastern Indian coast, and moves inland across West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh into eastern/south-eastern Madhya Pradesh, delivering that region's heaviest rainfall.

State PCS 2024 Q54 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2024 Q54 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer