Question

Why North-western India get rainfall in the winter season of January and February?

पर्याय

• Due to western disturbance in the Mediterranean Sea

• Due to eastern disturbance in the Mediterranean Sea

• Due to western disturbances in the Pacific Ocean

• Due to eastern disturbances in the Pacific Ocean

Answer 1

Due to western disturbance in the Mediterranean Sea

Explanation:

Western Disturbance is a non-monsoonal precipitation pattern driven by the westerlies. It is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden rainfall in the winter season of January and February to the north-western parts of the  Indian sub-continent.