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Local winds

Local winds is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 5 past MPSC questions across 4 exam years between 2017 and 2021. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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खालील चार स्थानिक वारे व नकाशातील 1, 2, 3, 4 आकड्यांनी दर्शविलेल्या वाऱ्यांच्या जोड्या लावा : अ. सिरोक्को ब. खाम्सीन क. हार्मेटन ड. बर्ग Match the four local winds marked as 1, 2, 3, 4 in the following map : a. Sirocco b. Khamsin c. Harmattan d. Berg (नकाशावरील 1, 2, 3, 4 हे वर्तुळांकित क्रमांक पर्यायांतील I, II, III, IV शी अनुक्रमे जुळतात. / The circled numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 on the map correspond to options I, II, III, IV respectively.)

1)I, II, III, IV✓ Correct
2)II, IV, III, I
3)II, I, IV, III
4)IV, III, II, I

Local winds like Sirocco, Khamsin, Harmattan, and Berg correspond to specific geographical locations in Africa and South Africa, and matching them correctly with map markers yields the standard sequence.

बोरा वारे ________ प्रदेशात बहमतात. Bora winds blow in ________ region.

1)सॉबेरिया / Siberia
2)सहारा वाळवंट / Sahara Desert
3)ॲड्रिऑटिक समुद्र / Adriatic Sea✓ Correct
4)अंटार्क्टिका / Antarctica

Bora is a cold, north-easterly local wind that blows in the Adriatic Sea region (especially along the coast of Croatia/Yugoslavia).

स्तंभ अ आणि स्तंभ ब यांच्या योग्य जोड्या जुळवा : स्तंभ अ (स्थानिक वारे) अ. चिनुक ब. फॉर्न क. लू ड. मिस्ट्रल स्तंभ ब (आढळणारे प्रदेश) I. युरोपमधील आल्प्स पर्वत II. दक्षिण युरोप ते भूमध्य समुद्र III. उत्तर भारतातील मैदानी प्रदेश IV. उत्तर अमेरीकेतील रॉकी पर्वत Match the pairs of column A and column B : Column A (Local winds) Column B (Regions where they are found) a. Chinook I. Alps mountains in Europe b. Föhn II. From South Europe to Mediterranean Sea c. Loo III. Plain area of North India d. Mistral IV. Rocky Mountains in North America

(a)चिनुक / Chinook

(b)फॉर्न / Föhn

(c)लू / Loo

(d)मिस्ट्रल / Mistral

1)IV I III II✓ Correct
2)III II I IV
3)II III IV I
4)I IV II III

Chinook blows in the Rockies (North America), Föhn in the Alps (Europe), Loo in North India plains, and Mistral from South Europe to the Mediterranean Sea.

चिनूक वाऱ्यांसंदर्भातील कोणती विधाने बरोबर नाहीत ? / Which statements are incorrect regarding Chinook winds ?

(a)हे वारे रॉकी पर्वतावरून वाहतात. / These winds blow on Rocky mountain.

(b)हे वारे स्थानिक प्रकारचे आहेत. / These are the local winds.

(c)हे वारे आल्प्स पर्वताच्या दक्षिण बाजूवरून वर चढतात. / These winds climb Alps mountain from its south side.

(d)हे वारे न्हाइन नदीखोऱ्यातून वाहतात. / These winds blow in Rhine river valley.

1)(a), (b)
2)(a), (c)
3)(b), (c)
4)(c), (d)✓ Correct

Chinook winds are warm, dry local winds that blow on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains (North America), not the Alps or Rhine river valley (which are associated with Foehn winds). Therefore, statements (c) and (d) are incorrect.

जोड्या जुळवा : प्रदेश वाऱ्याचे नाव (a) सहारा वाळवंट (i) फॉन (b) ग्रीस (ii) सेमून (c) इराण (iii) सिरोक्को (d) आल्प्स (iv) खामसिन Match the following : Region Name of the wind (a) Sahara desert (i) Foehn (b) Greece (ii) Semun (c) Iran (iii) Sirocco (d) Alps (iv) Khamsin

(a)सहारा वाळवंट / Sahara desert

(b)ग्रीस / Greece

(c)इराण / Iran

(d)आल्प्स / Alps

1)(a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
2)(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)✓ Correct
3)(a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
4)(a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)

Local winds match their regions as follows: Sahara desert produces Khamsin, Greece experiences Semun, Iran has Foehn-like or specific local winds (or matching standard geography pairs), and Alps experience Foehn.

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