Question: Cyclone Maha originated in which of the following ocean/sea?
(a) Bay of Bengal
(b) Arabian Sea
(c) Pacific Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- On 1st November, 2019, India Meteorology Department reported that the system in the Arabian Sea is intensifying into a severe cyclonic storm, namely Maha, and lays centered at 250 km north-northeast of Kavaratti in the Islands Territory.
- It was reported that heavy rainfall is expected in most parts of the Lakshadweep, and light to moderate rain in some places in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the next twenty-four hours.
- Total suspension of fishing has been suggested over the South East Arabian Sea and along the Kerala and Karnataka coast and the East Central Arabian Sea.
Links:
http://www.ddinews.gov.in/national/cyclone-maha-crosses-lakshadweep-imd