Question

What are the pre-monsoon showers common in Kerala and coastal areas of Karnataka locally known as, due to their benefit for mango ripening?

• A. Blossom Shower
• B. Norwesters
• C. Loo
• D. Mango Shower

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Mango Shower

Hot weather season

With the apparent northward movement of the Sun towards the Tropic of Cancer in March, temperature starts rising in North-India

1. Mango Shower: Towards the end of summer, there are pre-monsoon showers which are a common phenomena in Kerala and coastal areas of Karnataka. Locally, they are known as mango showers since they help in the early ripening of mangoes

2. Blossom Shower: With this shower, coffee flowers blossom in Kerala and nearby areas.

3. Norwesters: There are dreaded evening thunderstorms in Bengal and Assam. Their notorious nature can be understood from the local nomeclature of ‘Kalbaisakhi', a calamity of the month of Baisakh. These showers are useful or tea, jute and rice cultivation. In Assam, these storms are known as "Bardoili Chheerha"

4. Loo: Hot, dry and oppressing winds blowing in the Northern plains from Punjab to Bihar with higher intensity between Delhi and Patna