From the following, which cyclone struck the western coast of India in the year 2021?

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Correct — B, Tauktae. Cyclone Tauktae was a very severe cyclonic storm that formed over the Arabian Sea and moved up India's west coast — brushing past Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra before making landfall in Gujarat — in May 2021, matching both the year and the coast named in this question.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) A super cyclonic storm of May 2020 (not 2021) that struck the eastern coast (West Bengal/Odisha, Bay of Bengal) — wrong year and wrong coast.  (c) A severe cyclonic storm of December 2023 (not 2021) that struck the eastern coast (Andhra Pradesh, Bay of Bengal) — wrong year and wrong coast.  (d) An extremely severe cyclonic storm of May 2019 (not 2021) that struck the eastern coast (Odisha, Bay of Bengal) — wrong year and wrong coast.

Concept: India is flanked by two cyclone-prone seas — the Bay of Bengal on the east coast, which sees more frequent and often more severe storms, and the Arabian Sea on the west coast, historically quieter but increasingly active in recent years. Cyclone Tauktae (May 2021) was one of the strongest storms to hit India's west coast in decades.

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