SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The western disturbances which causes winter rainfall in india originates from ____
A
Pakistan
B
Bay of bengal
C
West asia
D
Himalayas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Western cyclonic disturbances. Western cyclonic disturbances cause rainfall during winters in the north-western part of India. This is a pattern driven by Westerlies.

Detailed explanation-3: -About: Western disturbances are storms that originate in the Caspian or Mediterranean Sea, and bring non-monsoonal rainfall to northwest India, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

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