The Local Winds

Total Questions: 9

1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. [LA.S. (Pre) 2001]

List-I (Local Wind)		List-II (Region)
A. Foehn	1.	Argentina
B. Simoom	2.	Kurdistan
C. Santa Ana	3.	California
D. Zonda	4.	Alps

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	4	1	3
(b)	4	2	3	1
(c)	2	4	3	1
(d)	4	2	1	3

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Foehn-A warm dry wind blowing down the northern slopes of the Alps. It most influences the weather of Switzerland. Simoom-Strong, dry wind that blows in the desert of Arabia and Kurdistan.

Santa Ana-The local wind of southern California

Zonda -The local wind blows on the eastern slope of the Andes in Argentina.

2. 'Foehn' is a local wind of [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2010]

(a) China
(b) Korea
(c) Japan
(d) Switzerland

Correct Answer: (d) Switzerland

Santa Ana-The local wind of southern California

Zonda -The local wind blows on the eastern slope of the Andes in Argentina.

3. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

	Local Wind	Region
(a)	Foehn	Alps Mountain
(b)	Bora	Poland
(c)	Mistral	Rhine Valley
(d)	Khamsin	Egypt

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Bora is a dry, cold and fast blowing wind on the eastern coast of Adriatic Sea. The northern part of Italy is particularly influenced by this wind. Thus, option (b) is not correctly matched. Other options are correctly matched.

4. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Chinook-U.S.A.
(b) Sirocco-Sicily
(c) Blizzard-Chile
(d) Norwesters-India

Correct Answer: (c) Blizzard-Chile

Solution:Chinook-It is a local wind that blows in the east of Rockies mountain, USA and Canada.

Sirocco- wind blows from the Sahara desert toward the north-east direction of the Mediterranean Sea and enters Sicily (Italy), Spain and other European regions/countries.

Blizzard- A blizzard is a long-lasting snowstorm with very strong winds and intense snowfall. It flows through South Pole, Siberia, Canada, and the U.S.A. Chile does not fall on its way.

Norwester - It is a pre-monsoon thunderstorm of India also called 'Kalbaisakhi.

5. Which one of the following locations has "Blood Rain". [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 1998]

(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) Canada
(d) Spain

Correct Answer: (a) Italy

Solution:

Sirocco is a warm, dry and dusty wind blowing from Sahara desert to the Mediterranean Sea. This wind carries red sand with it. This wind sometimes causes rain in Itlay. When the red sand falls on earth with the raindrops, it is called Blood Rain.

6. Consider the following pairs: [U.P.PC.S. (Mains) 2013]

(Name of the local Winds) (Related country)

	Local Wind	Region
1	Sirocco	France
2	Bora	Italy
3	Blizzard	Canada

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 only

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only

Solution:Sirocco is a Mediterranean wind that blows from the Sahara desert. Sirocco carries dust from Libya to the, Malta, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania and Greece. Therefore, it is not related to France.

7. What about the Chinook winds over the Central plains of the United state what effect? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) The temperature of winter increases,
(b) The temperature of of summer decreases
(c) Remain the same temperature.
(d) There is no effect on temperature

Correct Answer: (a) The temperature of winter increases,

Solution:The meaning of 'Chinook' is 'Snow Eater'. It is a warm and dry wind descending along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, blowing from the southern part of Colorado in the South of British Columbia in Canada in the north. Due to its effects, the temperature of summer increases and snow melts and green grass grows even in winter. It is beneficial for cattle rearers, as it makes the pasture snow-free.

8. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

	Wind	Country
(a)	Santa Ana	California
(b)	Haboob	Sudan
(c)	Yamo	Japan
(d)	Mistral	Australia

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:The correct match of country and wind is:

	Wind	Country
	Santa Ana	California
	Haboob	Sudan
	Yamo	Japan
	Mistral	France and Spain

So, Mistral is not correctly matched. The correct answer is option (d).

9. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

	Name of Local Winds	Places
(a)	Leveche	Spain
(b)	Brickfielder	Australia
(c)	Black roller	North America
(d)	Shamal	Austria