Question

The  place  that  gets  rain  from  Western  disturbance  is  _
a)  Punjab b)  Mumbai c)  Allahabad d)  Chennai

TNSCERT Class 10 Geography Ch 2 India Climate

Answer 1

Punjab is the place that gets rain from western disturbance.

Answer 2

The place that gets rain from Western disturbance is (a) Punjab

Explanation:

1. A "Western Disturbance" is an Mediterranean born extratropical storm bringing intense winter rainfall to the "northwestern parts" of the "Indian subcontinent".

2. Winter weather conditions are typically determined by the stress distribution pattern in "Central" and "West Asia".

3. Dense thunder clouds followed by heavy rain or snow signals the beginning of a western disturbance.

4. The states which gets rain from western disturbance are: Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh.

5. During the rabi season, these states receive some rainfall (precipitation), triggered by Western disturbances from the "'Mediterranean region".

6. These western disturbances are of great benefit to rabi crops