Q157
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeImportant Days & Static GK
Nor'wester in Assam is known as by which of the following name ?
- a.Andhi
- b.Mango Shower
- c.Bordoisila
- d.Blossom
Answer: (C) Bordoisila
In Assam the violent pre-monsoon Nor'westers are called Bordoisila, and they help tea and jute crops. Kalbaisakhi is the Bengal name, mango showers fall in Kerala and Karnataka, blossom showers help coffee in Karnataka, and Andhi is the dust storm of north-west India.