GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following regions of India receives winter rainfall by western disturbances?
A
Tamil Nadu Coast
B
Andhra Cost
C
Orissa Coast
D
Punjab
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Punjab receives rainfall due to western disturbances which originate in the Mediterranean region and bring sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent. SSC CGL Tier 2 Tentative Answer Key Out! It can be challenged from 14th to 17th March 2023.

Detailed explanation-2: -The regions that receive rainfall in winter in India are Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This is due to a phenomenon called North east monsoon. Northeast monsoon occurs during October-December and affects only the southern part of India.

Detailed explanation-3: -A western disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, which extends as east as up to northern parts of Bangladesh and South eastern Nepal.

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