27meyerlq 27meyerlq 01-02-2021 Social Studies contestada Which statement best explains why India's winter monsoon winds are dry and cold? 1. The winter monsoon winds drop their rain and cold down when over the Bay of Bengal 2. The Himalayas block both the rain and the cold air carried by the winter monsoon winds. 3. The Indian Ocean adds hot air that warms the winter monsoon winds. 4. The winter monsoon winds blow in from Central Asia where there is little rain.