Answer:
(a) Parts of Rajasthan. Gujarat and leeward side of the Western Ghats depend on Arabian Sea branch of the South-west monsoons for the rainfall. The Arabian Sea branch strikes the Western Ghats and sheds most of its moisture on the windward side of the Western Ghats. By the time it reaches the Leeward side it has shed most of its moisture and the Leeward side becomes drought-prone. (b) By the time the Arabian Sea branch reaches Gujarat, it has shed most of its moisture on the way causing scanty rainfall. When it reaches Rajasthan, it blows parallel to the Aravalli hills due to high temperature capacity to retain moisture increases, hence both Gujarat and Rajasthan receive scanty rainfall and are drought-prone.
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