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SSC Selection Post 2023 PYQ — Question 40

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level 2023 - 27 June 2023 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q40

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What is another name for Bardoli Chheerha?

 

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Nor'westers.

  • The term “Bardoli Chheerha” is also known as “Nor’westers.

What are Nor'westers?

  • Nor’westers are sudden, violent thunderstorms that occur mainly in the northeastern parts of India and Bangladesh, especially in Bengal, Assam, and Odisha, during the pre-monsoon season (typically between March and May).
  • Locally in Bengal, they are called “Kalbaishakhi,” meaning “fateful storm of the month of Baishakh” (the Bengali month corresponding to April-May).
  • In Assam, the pre-monsoon thunderstorms, are commonly referred to as Bardoli Chheerha.