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Question
| “IMD weather update: Heavy rainfall forecast for South India (due to cyclone Shakti from the Arabian Sea); Monsoon withdrawal in north-western states”, Headline in the Times of India. |
Shakti is a ______.
Options
Tropical cyclone
Temperate cyclone
Anti-cyclone
Super-cyclone
MCQ
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Solution
Shakti is a tropical cyclone.
Explanation:
“Shakti” formed over the Arabian Sea; cyclones that develop over warm tropical oceans and bring heavy rain to India are tropical cyclones (warm‑core low-pressure systems), not temperate or anticyclones.
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