Question

Coldest place in India……………………
(A) Gangtok
(B) Shimla
(C) Srinagar
(D) Drass

Answer 1

Hint: Climate and weather are similar. But not the same thing. Climate means a long period of time. Weather means temperature right now. Monsoon is the seasonal winds that cede wet and dry seasons in India. India relates to the tropical monsoon climate zone.

Complete step by step solution
Since the Indian subcontinent is divided from the rest of Asia but the Himalayan ranges, they block cold air masses traveling southwards from central Asia. During this process, during winter time, the northern half of India is warmer than other areas located on the same latitudes. During summer, due to the overhead position of the sun, the climate in the southern parts correspond to equatorial dry climate.

Indian climate- seasons
1. The cold weather season- November to march
2. The hot weather season- march to June
3. the rainy season- June to mid of September
4. the cool season- mid of September to October
The village of Drass is located in the district of Jammu and Kashmir. Temperature of Drass dropped to as low as . The reason for the cold in Drass, is that the place undergoes a high altitude- influenced dry summer continental climate, which makes it cold.

Thus the option (D) is correct

Note Drass is the second coldest place in the world. The village Oymyakon in Russian Siberia is known as the coldest place in the world. Rajasthan’s Churu is the hottest place near Jaipur, where it was recorded . Churu is called the gateway of the Thar desert.