The 'Bordoisila' storm occurs in which of the following Indian states?

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AKerala

BAssam

CMaharashtra

DMadhya Pradesh

Answer:

The 'Bordoisila' storm, also known as a norwester or Kalbaisakhi, is a localized rainfall and thunderstorm event that occurs in the Indian state of Assam.
It is commonly referred to as a 'norwester' in English due to the direction from which the storms often originate (northwest).
In West Bengal and other parts of eastern India and Bangladesh, similar pre-monsoon thunderstorms are known as 'Kalbaisakhi' (meaning "calamity of the month of Baisakh" in Bengali).

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