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Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 5
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Question : 15
Total: 100
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(1) Fohn: Alps
(2) Chinook: Rockies
(3) Harmattan:South America
(4) Loo: India
1 and 4
1 and 3
Only 3
2 and 3
Validate
Solution:
The correct answer is
Only 3
.
Fohn
and
Chinook
are
dry winds
experienced on the
leeward sides of the mountain
when
descending air becomes compressed with increasing pressure
.
The
Fohn wind
is experienced in the
valley of the northern Alps
.
The
chinook wind
is experienced
Eastern slopes of the Rockies in the US and Canada in winter
.
Harmattan
is a
dry dusty trade wind
blowing off the
Sahara desert across the Gulf of Guinea
and
Cape Verde Islands.
It is also known as
Doctor wind
as it is helpful for health purposes.
Loo
is a
hot wind
that
blows over the Plains of India and Pakistan
.
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