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Which of the following weather systems is primarily responsible for causing winter rainfall and snowfall in the north-western regions of India, benefiting the cultivation of Rabi crops such as wheat?

  1. Western DisturbancesCevap
  2. B
    Tropical Easterly Jet Stream
  3. C
    South-West Monsoon
  4. D
    Loo Winds

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Western Disturbances are the weather systems responsible for winter precipitation in north-western India.
Western Disturbances are extratropical storms originating in the Mediterranean region that migrate eastward driven by westerly jet streams. Upon reaching the Indian subcontinent, they cause light to moderate winter rainfall in the plains of Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh, as well as snowfall in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, which is highly beneficial for Rabi crops.

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1
Identify the season and region specified in the stem.
The target season is winter, and the geographic focus is north-western India.
Different atmospheric phenomena govern summer versus winter rainfall patterns across Indian subregions.
2
Analyze the atmospheric mechanism driving winter precipitation in north-western India.
Non-monsoons cyclonic depressions originating over the Mediterranean Sea, known as Western Disturbances, are carried by the westerly jet stream toward India.
These disturbances bring low to moderate rainfall to the plains and snowfall to the western Himalayas during December through February.

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Western Disturbances and Winter Rainfall in India
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