Q 1.

With reference to low-pressure systems over the Bay of Bengal and Indian monsoon rainfall, consider the following statements:

1. Low-pressure systems developing over the Bay of Bengal can transport moisture towards the Indian mainland and influence the spatial distribution of monsoon rainfall.
2. Every low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal necessarily intensifies into a cyclonic storm.
3. The movement and intensification of monsoon low-pressure systems are influenced by large-scale atmospheric circulation and sea-surface conditions.
4. The rainfall associated with a low-pressure system is always uniformly distributed across the regions through which it passes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?