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Read the following passage and answer the questions given at https://www.goconqr.com/en/p/2461811-Questions-about-the-reading-quizzes Andhra Pradesh, owing to its proximity to the sea, enjoys a moderate climate through out the year. The state faces a hot summer but after the rain begins in the middle of June, there is adecline in the temperature as humidity takes over. Summer season starts from mid-April andcontinues till mid-July; the rainy season starts thereafter.Andhra Pradesh receives most of its annual rainfall from the south-west monsoon as wellas from the north-east monsoon. The south-west monsoon begins in the second week of June andlasts till September while the north-east monsoon begins between October and November. Thestate's coastal belt receives heavy rains during the north east monsoon and is also subject tocyclones causing enormous damage to residential accommodation and to standing crops. Therainfall decreases from north to south. Northern parts of the state receive heavy rainfall from thesouth-west monsoon while the southern areas like Rayalaseema receive more rainfall from north-east monsoon.The state experiences a mild winter in December but the temperature hardly goes downbelow 16 °C. The hot season causes the mercury to rise to troublesome proportions in the monthsof April and May when it could shoot up to 40 degrees or even higher.
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