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Monsoon Stations (Onset/Retreat Dates) 📌
NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: Atlas: Monsoon Onset & Retreat.
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Key locations covered (22)
- Mumbai — Maharashtra
- Kolkata — West Bengal
- Delhi — Delhi
- Chennai — Tamil Nadu
- Jaipur — Rajasthan
- Shillong — Meghalaya
- Thiruvananthapuram — Kerala
- Bengaluru — Karnataka
- Hyderabad — Telangana
- Panaji (Goa) — Goa
- Pune — Maharashtra
- Nagpur — Maharashtra
- Bhopal — Madhya Pradesh
- Lucknow — Uttar Pradesh
- Patna — Bihar
- Bhubaneswar — Odisha
- Visakhapatnam — Andhra Pradesh
- Ahmedabad — Gujarat
- Jodhpur — Rajasthan
- Chandigarh — Chandigarh
- Srinagar — Jammu & Kashmir
- Guwahati — Assam
Sample questions (12 of 93)
Normal date of SW monsoon onset at Mumbai:
10 June
Mumbai receives most of its rainfall from which monsoon branch?
Arabian Sea branch
Atlas annual rainfall class for Mumbai:
1500-2500 mm
Which branch of the southwest monsoon is responsible for Mumbai's rainfall?
The Arabian Sea branch — striking the windward Konkan coast.
Why is Mumbai one of the wettest metros in India?
The Western Ghats just inland force the Arabian Sea branch up, producing intense orographic rainfall directly over the city.
Around what date does the monsoon withdraw from Mumbai?
Around 10 October.
What is Mumbai's average annual rainfall in the southwest monsoon season?
About 2,200 mm, almost entirely between June and September.
Normal date of SW monsoon onset at Kolkata:
10 June
Kolkata receives rainfall mainly from which monsoon branch?
Bay of Bengal branch
Kolkata experiences pre-monsoon Norwesters locally called:
Kalbaisakhi
Which branch of the southwest monsoon waters Kolkata?
The Bay of Bengal branch.
Why does Kolkata receive pre-monsoon thunderstorms in April–May?
Convective Nor'westers (Kalbaisakhi) develop over heated Chhotanagpur and the Bay, sweeping into the Gangetic delta.
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar), drawn from the chapter Atlas: Monsoon Onset & Retreat. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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