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The moist air masses that cause winter rains in the north-western region of India are part of ____________.
  1. Trade winds
  2. Westerlies
  3. Local disturbances
  4. Retreating monsoons

A
Westerlies
B
Trade winds
C
Local disturbances
D
Retreating monsoons
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A Western Disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent. It is a non-monsoonal precipitation pattern driven by the westerlies. The moisture in these storms usually originates over the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

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