CLIMATE OF INDIA
RAINFALL INDIA
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Question
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Which among the following are the cause of Winter rains in Northern India
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western disturbances
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trade winds
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receding monsoon
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normal monsoon
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Western disturbances cause rainfall during winter in the north western part of india. This is a pattern driven by Westerlies. Western Disturbances are important to the development of the Rabi crop in the northern subcontinent, which includes the locally important staple wheat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Air is an extremely compressible gas, and as a result, atmospheric pressure varies considerable with height. Western Disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the north-western parts of the Indian sub-continent.
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