Question

Q. High humidity and oppressive temperature with suffocating condition during the later end of the year is known as

• A. Winter anomaly
• B. Autumn heat
• C. October heat
• D. Summer Monsoon

Answer 1

The correct option is C October heat

Explanation:

• The retreating southwest monsoon season is marked by clear skies and rise in temperature.
• The land is still moist. Owing to the conditions of high temperature and humidity, the weather becomes rather oppressive. This is commonly known as the ‘October heat’.
• In the second half of October, the mercury begins to fall rapidly, particularly in northern India.