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Question
Name two types of cyclonic systems that affect India and two areas that receive rainfall from these systems.
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Solution
Two types of cyclonic systems that affect India are the tropical cyclones and the temperate cyclones. While the tropical cyclones bring rainfall to West Bengal and Odisha; the temperate cyclones bring rainfall to Delhi and Punjab.
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