GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Local thunderstorms ‘Nor westers’ are prominent in West Bengal. Kalbaishakhi is a local rain fall and thunder storm. They generally move from West to East.

Detailed explanation-2: -The hot weather season in India is characterized by the presence of localised thunderstorms. They cause torrential rain, violent wind, and hailstorms. These thunderstorms are known by different names in different places. In West Bengal, they are known as Kaal Baisaki.

Detailed explanation-3: -Norwesters or the Kalbaishakhi is a local rainfall and thunderstorm which occurs in India and Bangladesh. The direction of squalls is mainly from the northwest and they are called Norwesters (Squall – a sudden, violent gusty wind).

Detailed explanation-4: -In West Bengal is the localised thunderstorms associated with violent gust and heavy rain known as ‘Kaal Baisakhi’. It is a local rainfall and thunderstorm occur in Assam and West Bengal and in India or Bangladesh. It occurs in the summer season.