The correct answer is Both 1 and 2. Key Points Duration of the monsoon in India- The Southern part of India, being near to the sea, gets rainfall early and for a longer duration than in the northern part. As rain-bearing winds cross western ghats humidity decreases and so does rainfall in the northern part of India. The Southern part of India receives rainfall from the southwest monsoon and the retreating southwest monsoon (northeast monsoon). Hence, statement 1 is correct. Distribution of Rainfall in India- The monsoon rainfall has a declining trend with increasing distance from the sea. Kolkata receives 119 cm during the southwest monsoon period, Patna 105 cm, Allahabad 76 cm and Delhi 56 cm. Hence, statement 2 is correct. The average annual rainfall in India is about 125 cm, but it has great spatial variations. Areas of High Rainfall- The highest rainfall occurs along the west coast, on the Western Ghats, as well as in the sub-Himalayan areas in the northeast and the hills of Meghalaya. Here the rainfall exceeds 200 cm. In some parts of Khasi and Jaintia hills, the rainfall exceeds 1,000 cm. In the Brahmaputra valley and the adjoining hills, the rainfall is less than 200 cm. Areas of Medium Rainfall- Rainfall between 100-200 cm is received in the southern parts of Gujarat, east Tamil Nadu, northeastern Peninsula covering Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, eastern Madhya Pradesh, northern Ganga plain along the sub-Himalayas and the Cachar Valley and Manipur. Areas of Low Rainfall- Western Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, eastern Rajasthan, Gujarat and Deccan Plateau receives rainfall between 50-100 cm. Areas of Inadequate Rainfall- Parts of the Peninsula, especially in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra, Ladakh and most of western Rajasthan receive rainfall below 50 cm. [ alt="raifall" src="//storage.googleapis.com/tb-img/production/21/02/raifall.PNG" style="width: 428px; height: 535px;">