INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

CLIMATE OF INDIA

GENERAL FEATURES OF INDIAN CLIMATE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following conditions represent NE monsoons in India?
A
Mostly cloudy with high humidity
B
Clear skies with low humidity
C
Dry & hot with low humidity
D
Most parts of India receive rainfall
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer : The clear sky, low temperature, low humidity and feeble and variable winds are the characteristic features of the winter season.

Detailed explanation-2: -During winter season, the northeast trade winds prevail over the country. The weather is normally marked by clear sky, low temperatures and low humidity during winter season. The peninsular region does not have a well defined cold season.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the primary causes of the northeast monsoon is the southward movement of Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)-a dynamic region near the Equator where the trade winds of the northern and southern hemispheres come together.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Winter Monsoon (North or northeast winds) features cool and dry air that originates in a vast anticyclone-a weather system with a high barometric pressure-which forms over Siberia, Mongolia and northern China during each northern winter.

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