Question

Cold weather season in India is characterized by ____________.
1. Warm days and warm nights
2. Warm days and cold nights
3. Cold days and cold nights
4. Cool days and warm nights

Answer 1

Hint: Cold weather season is also called the Winter Season and the temperature during this weather season is cold. Once the monsoons subside, average temperatures across India steadily decrease. As the vertical rays of the Sun travel south of the equator, moderately cool weather is encountered in most of the world. The coldest months are December and January, with the lowest temperatures occurring in the Indian Himalayas. In the east and south, temperatures are higher.

Complete answer:
During the cold weather season, many cyclonic disturbances take place in northern India. Due to these cyclonic disturbances the rainfall occurs in this season and snowfall in the Himalayan regions.
The Tamil Nadu coast gets a small amount of rainfall when the winds blow from the sea to land. The low pressure originates over Western Asia and Mediterranean Sea along with the westernly flow it moves into India.
The total amount of winter rainfall is called ‘Mahawat’ , and has an immense importance for the cultivation of rabi crops. During the winter season the peninsular region does not have a defined cold season.
The cold weather season or the winter season starts in the month of November and ends in the month of February, December, and January, and these months are the coldest months.

Therefore the answer is 2. Warm days and cold nights

Note:
 In most parts of the country this season is the dry season as the trade winds of north east blows from land to sea. In Northern India, frost is commonly experienced due to the decrease in temperature in the cold weather season.