Daily Quiz | On the monsoons
Edmond Halley was an astronomer and mathematician who edited the work of Isaac Newton. A comet and a research station in Antarctica are named after him, who published a treatise on the Indian monsoon.
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In which State does the south-west monsoon arrive first?
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This region, which houses the longest sandstone cave in the world, also has the highest average rainfall. Name this village in the East Khasi Hills.
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This mobile app, created to provide crop advisories to farmers based on weather information, is named after an epic poem. An operation of the same name was carried out by the Indian military against Pakistan in 1984 in the Siachen Glacier. Name the app.
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If 10 cm of rainfall is received over a small area at a station in one hour, this phenomenon is called __. Mountainous regions are more prone to it than plains. Fill in the blank.
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A flow of air originates near Mauritius and travels across Madagascar, Kenya, Ethiopia and finally Somalia, before crossing the Arabian Sea and reaching the Indian western coast. It attains maximum strength in July and gives rise to a strong monsoon in peninsular India. What is this flow of air called?
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X was established in 1875 in Calcutta, a year after a disastrous cyclone struck there. Later its headquarters were shifted to Shimla, then to Poona (now Pune), and finally to New Delhi. Name X, which is cited in every newspaper report during the monsoon.
Answer : Indian Meteorological Department
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Published – May 30, 2025 05:05 pm IST
