{"id":132313,"date":"2024-09-17T17:45:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T12:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=daily-quiz&#038;p=132313"},"modified":"2024-09-17T17:45:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T12:15:12","slug":"daily-static-quiz-for-upsc-17th-september-2024","status":"publish","type":"daily-quiz","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-quiz\/daily-static-quiz-for-upsc-17th-september-2024","title":{"rendered":"Daily Static Quiz for UPSC: 17th September 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_content\" id=\"wpAdvQuiz_815\">\n                    <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_time_limit\">\n            <div class=\"time\">Time limit: <span>0<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_progress\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_checkPage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4 class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">Quiz-summary<\/h4>\n\n            <p>\n                <span>0<\/span> of 5 questions completed            <\/p>\n\n            <p>Questions:<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_box\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                            <li>3<\/li>\n                                            <li>4<\/li>\n                                            <li>5<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endQuizSummary\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\" \n\t\t\t\t    style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_infopage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4>Information<\/h4>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endInfopage\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\"\n\t\t\t\t   style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_text\">\n            <p>\n                <p>This quiz is based on <strong>UPSC STATIC SYLLABUS<\/strong> and is posted regularly on the PWOnlyIAS website for UPSC IAS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To view Solutions, follow these instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To Start quiz click on \u2013 \u2018<strong>Start Quiz<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Solve all <strong>Questions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u00a0\u2018<strong>Quiz Summary&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on \u2018<strong>Finish Quiz<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Click on <strong>\u2018View Questions<\/strong>\u2019 button to see the all <strong>Explanations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n            <\/p>\n\n            \n            <div>\n                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\" type=\"button\" value=\"Start quiz\"\n                       name=\"startQuiz\" style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_lock\">\n            <p>\n                You have already completed the quiz before. 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Consider the following statements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Statement-l: The state of Assam is prone to seasonal floods every year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Statement-ll: The flood discharge of the Brahmaputra River is one of the highest in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5302\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5302\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5302\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5302\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5302\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since 1954, the state of Assam has withstood many devastating floods; on average, Assam receives three to four waves of floods every year between May to September. <\/span><b>These floods occur due to overflow from downpours and high sediment levels from landslides. Deforestation and shifting cultivation add to the woes.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The River Brahmaputra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> receives a number of tributaries throughout its 750 km long journey through the Assam valley. The rivers <\/span><b>Burhi Dihing and Dhansari form the left bank tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, whereas <\/span><b>Subansiri, Kameng, Manas and Sankosh form the right bank tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><b>The flood discharge of the Brahmaputra River is one of the highest in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. As for annual sediment transport, it reaches approx. 500 million tons, and is the second-highest, next to the Yellow River in the People\u2019s Republic of China. Thus, the River Brahmaputra is partially responsible for the floods in Assam.<\/span><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since 1954, the state of Assam has withstood many devastating floods; on average, Assam receives three to four waves of floods every year between May to September. <\/span><b>These floods occur due to overflow from downpours and high sediment levels from landslides. Deforestation and shifting cultivation add to the woes.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The River Brahmaputra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> receives a number of tributaries throughout its 750 km long journey through the Assam valley. The rivers <\/span><b>Burhi Dihing and Dhansari form the left bank tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, whereas <\/span><b>Subansiri, Kameng, Manas and Sankosh form the right bank tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><b>The flood discharge of the Brahmaputra River is one of the highest in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. As for annual sediment transport, it reaches approx. 500 million tons, and is the second-highest, next to the Yellow River in the People\u2019s Republic of China. Thus, the River Brahmaputra is partially responsible for the floods in Assam.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>\u00a0With reference to the &#8216;monsoon breaks&#8217; in India, consider the following statements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is a phase where retreating monsoon starts to onset over mainland India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blossom showers are associated with monsoon breaks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monsoon breaks are a result of the shifting of the monsoon trough.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>How many of the statements given above is\/are <\/b><b><i>incorrect<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5303\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5303\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) Only one\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5303\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Only two                                            <\/label>\n\n              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style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is incorrect<\/b><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the phase of the southwest monsoon, there are also periods where, <\/span><b>after having rain for a few days, the rain fails to occur for one or more weeks in most parts of India; this phenomenon is called a break in the monsoon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0 These dry spells are quite common during the rainy season. <\/span><b>It is not associated with the retreating monsoon. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, over the west coast, the dry spells are associated with days when winds blow parallel to the coast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is incorrect<\/b><b>: Blossom showers are pre-monsoon showers in the state of Kerala. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When these showers arrive, the coffee flowers blossom in Kerala and nearby areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is correct<\/b><b>: Monsoon breaks are caused by shifting of monsoon trough (area of low pressure)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This low-pressure zone inches close to the Himalayas during the arrival of the monsoon. The rainfall breaks or stops in the northern region when this trough is in alignment with the Himalayas and shifts completely northward. This results in a<\/span><b> complete pause in rainfall for a few weeks over the northern plains.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is incorrect<\/b><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the phase of the southwest monsoon, there are also periods where, <\/span><b>after having rain for a few days, the rain fails to occur for one or more weeks in most parts of India; this phenomenon is called a break in the monsoon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0 These dry spells are quite common during the rainy season. <\/span><b>It is not associated with the retreating monsoon. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, over the west coast, the dry spells are associated with days when winds blow parallel to the coast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is incorrect<\/b><b>: Blossom showers are pre-monsoon showers in the state of Kerala. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When these showers arrive, the coffee flowers blossom in Kerala and nearby areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is correct<\/b><b>: Monsoon breaks are caused by shifting of monsoon trough (area of low pressure)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This low-pressure zone inches close to the Himalayas during the arrival of the monsoon. The rainfall breaks or stops in the northern region when this trough is in alignment with the Himalayas and shifts completely northward. This results in a<\/span><b> complete pause in rainfall for a few weeks over the northern plains.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>3<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>3<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>\u00a0Consider the following cities\/regions of India:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Delhi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arunachal Pradesh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bihar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South-East Karnataka<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the above receives rainfall in the winter monsoon season?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5304\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5304\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 and 2 Only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                               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data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5304\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) 1, 2, 3 and 4\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5304\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) 1 and 4 Only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The winter monsoons move from land to sea, and they do not cause rainfall. This is due to the fact that\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The winter monsoon has very little humidity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The presence of anti-cyclonic circulation on land reduces the possibility of rain.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0So, most parts of India do not have rainfall in the winter season. <\/span><b>However, there are some exceptions:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>North-West India and the states of Delhi, UP, Punjab, and Haryana <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">receive winter rainfall from temperate cyclones originating from the Mediterranean Sea, known as a<\/span><b> western disturbance.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The rainfall average in Delhi is around 53 mm.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Punjab and <\/span><b>Bihar,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> rainfall remains between 25 mm and 18 mm, respectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Winter rainfall occasionally visits the Central parts of India and the northern parts of the southern Peninsula.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The states of<\/span><b> Arunachal Pradesh and Assam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the northeastern parts of India also have rainfall between 25 mm and 50 mm during these winter months.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the winter months, the northeast monsoon crosses over the Bay of Bengal and picks up moisture, which results in <\/span><b>torrential rainfall over the Tamil Nadu coast,\u00a0 southern Andhra Pradesh, southeast Karnataka, and southeast Kerala.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The winter monsoons move from land to sea, and they do not cause rainfall. This is due to the fact that\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The winter monsoon has very little humidity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The presence of anti-cyclonic circulation on land reduces the possibility of rain.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0So, most parts of India do not have rainfall in the winter season. <\/span><b>However, there are some exceptions:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>North-West India and the states of Delhi, UP, Punjab, and Haryana <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">receive winter rainfall from temperate cyclones originating from the Mediterranean Sea, known as a<\/span><b> western disturbance.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The rainfall average in Delhi is around 53 mm.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Punjab and <\/span><b>Bihar,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> rainfall remains between 25 mm and 18 mm, respectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Winter rainfall occasionally visits the Central parts of India and the northern parts of the southern Peninsula.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The states of<\/span><b> Arunachal Pradesh and Assam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the northeastern parts of India also have rainfall between 25 mm and 50 mm during these winter months.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the winter months, the northeast monsoon crosses over the Bay of Bengal and picks up moisture, which results in <\/span><b>torrential rainfall over the Tamil Nadu coast,\u00a0 southern Andhra Pradesh, southeast Karnataka, and southeast Kerala.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>4<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>4<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>In the context of Easterly Jet Streams<\/b><b><i>, <\/i><\/b><b>which one of the following statements is correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5305\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5305\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) They are accompanied by an increase in prevailing night temperatures.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5305\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) It exercises an important influence during the winter months.\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5305\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) They are accompanied by very high-intensity rainfall in the North-East and Eastern parts of India.                                             <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5305\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) They blow approximately north of the Tropic of Cancer in India in the summer months.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp :<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Option (a) is incorrect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The<\/span><b> Western cyclonic disturbance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which enters India during the winter months from the North West part of India, is generally<\/span><b> accompanied by an increase in prevailing night temperatures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A marked increase in the prevailing night temperature generally indicates an advance in the arrival of these cyclone disturbances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Option (b) is incorrect<\/b><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><b> easterly jet streams are a phenomenon of the summer and monsoon months; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">they bring tropical depressions into India.\u00a0 These tropical depressions have a very important role in the distribution of monsoon rainfall throughout the Indian subcontinent<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Option (c) is correct<\/b><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>easterly Jet streams <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have a very important role to play in the Indian monsoon, and t<\/span><b>heir advent is characterised by a very high intensity of rainfall<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Most of the<\/span><b> North East and Eastern parts of India <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">receive heavy rainfall due to easterly Jet streams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Option (d) is incorrect<\/b><b>: The Tropical easterly Jet (TEJ) stream is generally located around 14\u00b0 N latitude during the summer months<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The jet stream runs from the east coast of Vietnam to the west coast of Africa. Normally, the jet is at an accelerating stage from the South China Sea to South India and decelerates thereafter. The location of the Easterly Jetstream seems to influence the pattern of monsoon rainfall. TEJ weakens to less than 50 knots over India in September. During Break monsoon conditions, TEJ moves northward up to latitude 20\u00baN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-132306\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-3-1-3.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"878\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-3-1-3.webp 878w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-3-1-3-293x300.webp 293w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-3-1-3-768x787.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp :<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Option (a) is incorrect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The<\/span><b> Western cyclonic disturbance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which enters India during the winter months from the North West part of India, is generally<\/span><b> accompanied by an increase in prevailing night temperatures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A marked increase in the prevailing night temperature generally indicates an advance in the arrival of these cyclone disturbances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Option (b) is incorrect<\/b><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><b> easterly jet streams are a phenomenon of the summer and monsoon months; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">they bring tropical depressions into India.\u00a0 These tropical depressions have a very important role in the distribution of monsoon rainfall throughout the Indian subcontinent<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Option (c) is correct<\/b><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>easterly Jet streams <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have a very important role to play in the Indian monsoon, and t<\/span><b>heir advent is characterised by a very high intensity of rainfall<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Most of the<\/span><b> North East and Eastern parts of India <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">receive heavy rainfall due to easterly Jet streams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Option (d) is incorrect<\/b><b>: The Tropical easterly Jet (TEJ) stream is generally located around 14\u00b0 N latitude during the summer months<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The jet stream runs from the east coast of Vietnam to the west coast of Africa. Normally, the jet is at an accelerating stage from the South China Sea to South India and decelerates thereafter. The location of the Easterly Jetstream seems to influence the pattern of monsoon rainfall. TEJ weakens to less than 50 knots over India in September. During Break monsoon conditions, TEJ moves northward up to latitude 20\u00baN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-132306\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-3-1-3.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"878\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-3-1-3.webp 878w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-3-1-3-293x300.webp 293w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-3-1-3-768x787.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>5<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>5<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>With reference to the El Nino phenomenon, consider the following statements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is a phenomenon in which the Peruvian coast has high-pressure conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It distorts the equatorial atmospheric circulation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the statements given above is\/are <\/b><b><i>incorrect?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"5306\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5306\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5306\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 2 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5306\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Both 1 and 2\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_815_5306\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Neither 1 nor 2\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>El Ni\u00f1o and La Ni\u00f1a <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are atmospheric patterns that influence the warming and cooling of sea surface temperatures in the Central and Equatorial Pacific.\u00a0 The two opposing patterns occur in an irregular cycle called the El Ni\u00f1o Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. This phenomenon was discovered by Sir Gilbert Walker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_132311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132311\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-132311\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-39-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-39-1.webp 555w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-39-1-300x194.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-132311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Nino and La Nino<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is incorrect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> : In<\/span><b> El Nino year, the following phenomenon occurs:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">El Ni\u00f1o is the warming of sea waters in the Central-east Equatorial Pacific that occurs every few years. During El Ni\u00f1o, surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific rise, and trade winds \u2014 east-west winds,\u00a0 that blow near the Equator weaken.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>During El Nino, the colder waters near the Peruvian coast gets warm and experience low-pressure situation.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Normally, easterly trade winds blow from the Americas towards Asia. Due to El Ni\u00f1o , they falter and change direction to turn into westerlies, bringing warm water from the western Pacific towards the USA.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> : El Nino is an extension of the warm equatorial current, and during the phenomenon, the warm equatorial current is replaced temporarily by cold Humboldt or Peruvian current.\u00a0 This results in the rise in the temperature of water along the coast of Peru by around 10\u00b0C.\u00a0 This results in:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Distortion of equatorial atmospheric circulation;<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Irregularities in the evaporation of seawater;\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Reduction in the amount of planktons which further reduces the number of fish in the sea.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Further, when there is a transition from a La Ni\u00f1a winter \u2013 to a season of summer affected by EL Nino, it has historically tended to produce the largest deficit in the monsoon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as, the pre-monsoon as well as monsoon circulations tend to be weaker in an El Ni\u00f1o year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>El Ni\u00f1o and La Ni\u00f1a <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are atmospheric patterns that influence the warming and cooling of sea surface temperatures in the Central and Equatorial Pacific.\u00a0 The two opposing patterns occur in an irregular cycle called the El Ni\u00f1o Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. This phenomenon was discovered by Sir Gilbert Walker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_132311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132311\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-132311\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-39-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-39-1.webp 555w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-39-1-300x194.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-132311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Nino and La Nino<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is incorrect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> : In<\/span><b> El Nino year, the following phenomenon occurs:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">El Ni\u00f1o is the warming of sea waters in the Central-east Equatorial Pacific that occurs every few years. During El Ni\u00f1o, surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific rise, and trade winds \u2014 east-west winds,\u00a0 that blow near the Equator weaken.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>During El Nino, the colder waters near the Peruvian coast gets warm and experience low-pressure situation.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Normally, easterly trade winds blow from the Americas towards Asia. Due to El Ni\u00f1o , they falter and change direction to turn into westerlies, bringing warm water from the western Pacific towards the USA.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> : El Nino is an extension of the warm equatorial current, and during the phenomenon, the warm equatorial current is replaced temporarily by cold Humboldt or Peruvian current.\u00a0 This results in the rise in the temperature of water along the coast of Peru by around 10\u00b0C.\u00a0 This results in:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Distortion of equatorial atmospheric circulation;<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Irregularities in the evaporation of seawater;\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Reduction in the amount of planktons which further reduces the number of fish in the sea.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Further, when there is a transition from a La Ni\u00f1a winter \u2013 to a season of summer affected by EL Nino, it has historically tended to produce the largest deficit in the monsoon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as, the pre-monsoon as well as monsoon circulations tend to be weaker in an El Ni\u00f1o year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; 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