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Which of the following wind phenomena is characterized by dry and hot winds blowing in the afternoon and continuing well into midnight in the northwest region of India?

ATrade winds

BWesterlies

CLoo

DMonsoon winds

Answer:

C. Loo

Read Explanation:

  • In the heart of the ITCZ in the northwest, the dry and hot winds known as ‘Loo’, blow in the afternoon and they continue to well into midnight.


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