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What are breaks in the monsoon and why do they matter to agriculture?
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
A break in the monsoon is a spell of a week or more during the rainy season when the rain stops over most of the country. It matters because the kharif crops are rain-fed and a long break at the wrong stage of growth can ruin the harvest, while heavy rain after a break can cause flooding.
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Explanation
The variability of the monsoon, more than its total, is what makes Indian agriculture risky.
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