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India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with Southeast Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this pre-eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/explanations ?

(a) and
(b) are convincing explanations in this context
(c) Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages
(d) Both
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Answer: (c) Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages