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Question
You read that in Changthang the temperature drops below 0°C. Look at newspapers on the TV to find cities in India or abroad where the temperature drops below 0°C. In which months do you expect to see this?
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Solution
The other cities in India where the temperature drops below Srinagar, Ladhak, Shimla, etc. Places outside India having temperatures below are Minnesota, etawa, etc. This usually happens in the months of December and January.
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