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Question : Which causes rainfall during winters in the north-western part of India?

Option 1: Western disturbances

Option 2: Cyclonic depression

Option 3: Southwest monsoon

Option 4: Retreating monsoon


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Correct Answer: Western disturbances


Solution : The correct answer is Western disturbances .

Western disturbances are extratropical weather phenomena that typically affect the Indian subcontinent, especially its northern and northwest parts. They are storms that originate in the Caspian or Mediterranean Seas and provide non-monsoonal rainfall to northwest India during the winter season. They are categorised as extratropical cyclones.

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