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The season that is marked by the onset and advance of monsoon is known as __________.
A. Cold weather season
B. Hot weather season
C. The season of retreating monsoon
D. Southwest monsoon season

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Hint:- The season that is marked by the onset and advance of monsoon is caused by the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal winds.
-It causes the onset of monsoon in India in the month of June-July.
-It accounts for about 80% of the total rainfall in India.

Complete answer:
Let us look at the options and discuss the solution.
Option A. Cold weather season marks the beginning of the winter months. It is an incorrect option.
Option B. Hot weather season marks the beginning of the summer months. It is an incorrect option.
Option C. The season of retreating monsoon marks the end of the monsoon season. It is an incorrect option.
Option D. The season that is set apart by the beginning of a rainstorm is known as a south-west monsoon. It is likewise called a blustery season. It sets in when winds blowing from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal convey dampness and hit the mountains. It keeps going from June to September.

Additional Information
India gets southwest rainstorm twists in the summers and upper east storms during the winters. The previous emerge given the arrangement of an exceptional low-pressure framework over the Tibetan Plateau. The last emerges because of the high-pressure cells that are framed over the Siberian and Tibetan levels. South West rainstorm twists break into two branches because of geological variables. At the point when the South West Monsoon wind hits the Western Ghats, it branches into two sections, the Arabian Sea branch and the Bay of Bengal Branch.

Hence the correct answer is option D.

Note:- Extreme low-pressure development over the Tibetan Plateau in light of exceptional warming throughout the late spring season; perpetual high-pressure cell in the South of the Indian Ocean (East to Northeast of Madagascar in summer).