Nisarga, Gati, Nivar, Tauktae and Yaas are names of
- A.new fighter aircrafts
- B.tourist places
- C.weather stations
- D.cyclones
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, cyclones. All five are tropical cyclones of the North Indian Ocean, named from the list kept by the WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones.
Nisarga (named by Bangladesh) struck the Maharashtra coast near Alibag in June 2020; Gati (named by India) hit Somalia in November 2020; Nivar (named by Iran) crossed the Tamil Nadu–Puducherry coast in November 2020; Tauktae (named by Myanmar) struck Gujarat in May 2021; and Yaas (named by Oman) hit Odisha in May 2021. Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea are named by the Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre at the India Meteorological Department, New Delhi, using names suggested in turn by the 13 member countries of the panel. Names are given only when a storm reaches cyclonic storm strength and are not reused.
A is wrong because India’s fighter aircraft carry names such as Tejas and Rafale, not these. B is wrong because these are not names of tourist places. C is wrong because they are not weather stations; they are storms named by a weather centre.
Exam tip: North Indian Ocean cyclones are named by IMD New Delhi from a list of 13 countries; Gati was India’s name.
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