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The term 'El-Nino' refers to a phenomenon named due to its occurrence around:

AEaster

BNew Year

CSummer Solstice

DChristmas

Answer:

D. Christmas

Read Explanation:

  • The term “El-Nino” translates to ‘Child Christ’ because the warm current typically appears around Christmas (December), which is summer in Peru (Southern Hemisphere).

Related Questions:

El-Nino is primarily associated with which of the following phenomena off the coast of Peru?
ഇന്ത്യയിൽ ശരത്കാലം അനുഭവപ്പെടുന്ന കാലഘട്ടം.

Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Arabian Sea branch of the Southwest Monsoon?

  1. It contributes to significant rainfall along the Narmada and Tapi valleys.

  2. It causes heavy rainfall on the leeward side of the Western Ghats.

  3. One of its branches causes scanty rainfall in western Rajasthan.

  4. It directly impacts the rainfall in the Tamil Nadu coastal regions.

In the summer season (around mid-July), the surface low-pressure belt, known as the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), shifts northward to lie roughly parallel to the Himalayas between ________?
ഇന്ത്യൻ മൺസൂണിൻറെ ആരംഭവും അവസാനവും വിവിധ ഘടകങ്ങളാൽ സ്വാധീനിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. മൺസൂൺ സൈക്കിളിൽ ജെറ്റ് സ്ട്രീം ഒഴികെയുള്ള ഏത് അന്തരീക്ഷ പ്രതിഭാസമാണ് നിർണായക പങ്ക് വഹിക്കുന്നത്?