MPSC Rajyaseva 2020 GS Paper 1 — Question 30
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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.
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.
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