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Which of the following are the reasons for rainfall during winters in north-western part of India?

ACyclonic depression

BWestern disturbances

CRetreating monsoon

DSouthwest monsoon

Answer:

B. Western disturbances


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Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Cyclonic depressions influencing India during winter originate from West Asia.

  2. These systems intensify due to moisture from Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf.

  3. The resulting rainfall is uniformly distributed over India.

Which of the following statements about precipitation is correct?
Which of the following regions is correctly matched with its Köppen climatic type?

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  1. They enter the Indian subcontinent from the West during winter.

  2. They are brought in with the help of the Easterly Jet Streams.

  3. They cause heavy rainfall and high wind speeds in coastal Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is NOT a major factor affecting the climate of a place?