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Answer: Option A. -> drought year
Answer: (a)
According to Indian Meteorological Department, when the rainfall deficiency for the country as a whole is more than 10% of normal and more than 20% of the country’s area is affected by drought conditions (rainfall deficit), the situation is defined as an all-India drought year.
Answer: (a)
According to Indian Meteorological Department, when the rainfall deficiency for the country as a whole is more than 10% of normal and more than 20% of the country’s area is affected by drought conditions (rainfall deficit), the situation is defined as an all-India drought year.
Answer: Option D. -> North-West India
Answer: (d)
The southwestern summer monsoons occur from June through September. The Thar Desert and adjoining areas of the northern and central Indian subcontinent heats up considerably during the hot summers.
This causes a low-pressure area over the northern and central Indian subcontinent. To fill this void, the moisture-laden winds from the Indian Ocean rush into the subcontinent.
Answer: (d)
The southwestern summer monsoons occur from June through September. The Thar Desert and adjoining areas of the northern and central Indian subcontinent heats up considerably during the hot summers.
This causes a low-pressure area over the northern and central Indian subcontinent. To fill this void, the moisture-laden winds from the Indian Ocean rush into the subcontinent.
Answer: Option A. -> Karnataka Plateau
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
Answer: Option C. -> Punjab and Haryana
Answer: (c)
The term 'Western Disturbance' is used to describe an extratropical storm, which brings winter rain and sometimes snow to the northwestern parts of India.
When the Western Disturbance moves across northwest India before the onset of monsoon, a temporary advancement of monsoon current appears over the states including Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir etc.
When it passes across north India, it helps to increase monsoon activity over Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Answer: (c)
The term 'Western Disturbance' is used to describe an extratropical storm, which brings winter rain and sometimes snow to the northwestern parts of India.
When the Western Disturbance moves across northwest India before the onset of monsoon, a temporary advancement of monsoon current appears over the states including Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir etc.
When it passes across north India, it helps to increase monsoon activity over Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Answer: Option D. -> North-East monsoon
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option B. -> the winds do not come across any barriers to cause the necessary uplift to cool the wind
Answer: (b)
Rainfall decreases as winds move westwards up the Ganga Plains. Rajasthan receives very little rain as it lies in the rain-shadow of the Aravali Hills. The climate of Rajasthan varies greatly throughout the state.
It is very hot and dry in summer in the desert areas, where dust storms also occur, while it is very cold during the winters. To the west of the Aravali range, the weather is characterized by low rainfall with erratic distribution, extremes of diurnal and annual temperatures, low humidity and high wind velocity.
While in the east of the Aravali range, the weather is characterized by relatively low wind velocity and high humidity with better rainfall.
Answer: (b)
Rainfall decreases as winds move westwards up the Ganga Plains. Rajasthan receives very little rain as it lies in the rain-shadow of the Aravali Hills. The climate of Rajasthan varies greatly throughout the state.
It is very hot and dry in summer in the desert areas, where dust storms also occur, while it is very cold during the winters. To the west of the Aravali range, the weather is characterized by low rainfall with erratic distribution, extremes of diurnal and annual temperatures, low humidity and high wind velocity.
While in the east of the Aravali range, the weather is characterized by relatively low wind velocity and high humidity with better rainfall.
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