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UPSC 2002: Consider the following climatic and geographical phenomena: 1. Condensation 2. High temperature and humidity 3. Orography 4. Vertical wind Thunder-cloud development is due to which of these phenomena?
(a)1 and 2
(b)2, 3 and 4
(c)1, 3 and 4
(d)1, 2, 3 and 4
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Cumulonimbus (thunder-cloud) growth needs: (1) condensation of abundant water vapour, (2) high temperature and humidity to supply the moist unstable air, (3) orographic or other lifting mechanisms that force air to rise, and (4) strong vertical up-draughts sustaining the towering cloud. All four listed phenomena therefore contribute to thunder-cloud development. ([gktoday.in](https://www.gktoday.in/question/consider-the-following-climatic-and-geographical-p?utm_source=openai))
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