Bihar Special GK PYQ 287 of 658 · Geographical Scenario

According to Köppen's climate classification, Bihar mainly lies in which type of climate?

  1. AAs
  2. BCwg
  3. CAw
  4. DBShw

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Correct answer: (b) Cwg

Explanation

In Köppen's classification, most of Bihar, especially north Bihar, has a Cwg climate:

  • C: warm temperate (the coldest month above about 0 °C);
  • w: a dry winter, with most rain in summer (the monsoon);
  • g: the Ganges type, in which the hottest month comes before the summer solstice and the monsoon (May–June).

Parts of south Bihar are sometimes placed in Aw (tropical savannah).

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