Which of the following is correctly matched?

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 02 Dec 2022 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Loo - Hot wind.

Key Points

The Loo is a strong, dusty, gusty, hot, and dry summer wind from the west which blows over the western Indo-Gangetic Plain region of North India and Pakistan.
Loo winds originate over the Iranian, Baloch, and Thar deserts.
It is especially strong in the months of May and June.
Due to its very high temperatures (45 °C–50 °C or 115 °F–120 °F), exposure to it often leads to fatal heatstrokes.
Since it causes extremely low humidity and high temperatures, the Loo also has a severe drying effect on vegetation leading to widespread browning in the areas affected by it during the months of May and June.
In tropical regions particularly in northern India during the summer season, local winds called 'loo' are the outcome of the advection process.
Winds are a result of advection, while air currents are a result of convection.

Additional Information

Kaal Baisakhi:
- It is a local rainfall and thunderstorm that occurs in Assam and West Bengal and in India or Bangladesh.
  - It occurs in the summer season.
- It harms life and money and generally occurs in the month of Baisakh (April-May), hence it is known as 'Kaal Baisakhi'.
- It originated from Chota Nagpur Plateau.
- Since It is caused by winds coming from the northwest direction, they are also called 'northwestern'.
Trade winds:
- Trade winds ate winds that blow westward and towards the Equator from the sub-tropical high-pressure belts towards the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).
- They blow from the subtropical high-pressure zone to the equatorial low-pressure zone.
- They can be found about 30 degrees north and south of the equator.
- Around 30 degrees in both hemispheres, air begins to descend towards the surface in sub-tropical high-pressure belts known as subtropical ridges.