According to Köppen's climate classification, Bihar mainly lies in which type of climate?
- AAs
- BCwg
- CAw
- 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).