Geography · Climatology - Indian Monsoon
Assertion (A): The variability of Indian monsoon rainfall is significantly influenced by the sea surface temperature anomalies over the Indian Ocean. Reason (R): Indian monsoon patterns are strongly driven by land-ocean thermal contrast and pressure gradients between the Asian landmass and the Southern Indian Ocean.
- 1A is false, but R is true.
- 2A is true, but R is false.
- 3Both A and R are true, but R is not the direct explanation of A.✓
- 4Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Correct answer
Both A and R are true, but R is not the direct explanation of A.
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