SSC
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which wind is dry and hot and it blows in the summer
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Loo
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Trade winds
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Mountain winds
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Loo (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is a strong, dusty, gusty, hot and dry summer wind from the west which blows over the Indo-Gangetic Plain region of North India and Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sirocco. A sirocco is a hot desert wind that blows northward from the Sahara toward the Mediterranean coast of Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -They blast in the northern hemisphere like north-eastern trade, and in the southern hemisphere like south-eastern trade. Therefore, Loo is an example of hot and dry winds in India’s northern plains.
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