Identify the states from following, which are related to Pre-Monsoon shower 'Nor westers'
- A.Kerala and Karnataka
- B.West Bengal and Assam
- C.Gujarat and Maharashtra
- D.Rajasthan and Punjab
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, West Bengal and Assam. Nor'westers are violent pre-monsoon thunderstorms that strike eastern India, especially West Bengal and Assam, in the afternoons and evenings of April and May. They form when hot dry air from the Chotanagpur plateau meets moist air drawn in from the Bay of Bengal; the towering clouds bring squally winds, lightning and short but heavy showers. In West Bengal they are called Kalbaisakhi, the calamity of the month of Baisakh, and in Assam they are known as Bardoli Chheerha, where they help the tea crop. A is wrong because Kerala and Karnataka get the pre-monsoon mango showers, which ripen mangoes and help coffee. C is wrong because Gujarat and Maharashtra lie in the west and get no Nor'westers. D is wrong because Rajasthan and Punjab instead feel the hot dry summer wind called loo. Exam tip: Kalbaisakhi - Bengal; Bardoli Chheerha - Assam; mango showers - Kerala and Karnataka; loo - north-west India.
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View allWhere is Hambantota Port located?
- A.Iran
- B.Sri Lanka
- C.Japan
- D.Pakistan
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- A.2 only
- B.1 and 3 only
- C.2 and 3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
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Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements related to latitude are true? 1. Rainfall, temperature and vegetation vary with latitude. 2. The difference between the longest day and the shortest day increases with latitude. 3. Indira Point is located approximately at 6°45' N latitude. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A.1 and 2 only
- B.1 and 3 only
- C.2 and 3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
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Read the full explanation →Which of the following lakes is/are situated in Ladakh? 1. Tso Kar 2. Pangong Tso 3. Tsomgo 4. Tso Moriri Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A.1 only
- B.2 and 3
- C.1, 2 and 4
- D.2 and 4 only
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- A.NCT
- B.Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- C.Puducherry
- D.Goa
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The Damanganga Reservoir Project is the main irrigation scheme of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, whose canal network of about 115 km of minor canals and distributaries serves the territory.
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