| Question 1: Widespread death and property destruction are reported every year in the exposed coastal states of West Bengal, ________, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. | |||
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| Question 2: The region, which includes Karnataka, inland Tamil Nadu, western ________, and central Maharashtra, gets between 400–750 millimetres (15.7–29.5 in) annually. | |||
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| Question 3: Highs range from 23 °C (73 °F) in Patna to 26 °C (79 °F) in ________ (Calcutta); lows average from 8 °C (46 °F) in Patna to 14 °C (57 °F) in Kolkata. | |||
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| Question 4: ________, a supercyclone that struck Orissa on 29 October 1999, was the deadliest in more than a quarter-century. | |||
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| Question 5: Most of western ________ experiences an arid climatic regime. | |||
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| Question 6: Frigid winds from the Himalayas can depress temperatures near the ________. | |||
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| Question 7: The extreme north of West Bengal, centred around ________, also experiences snowfall, but only rarely. | |||
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| Question 8: The 1737 Calcutta cyclone, the ________, and the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone rank among the most powerful cyclones to strike India, devastating the coasts of eastern India and neighboring Bangladesh. | |||
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| Question 9: In the Punjab plains, lows can fall below freezing, dropping to around −6 °C (21 °F) in ________. | |||
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| Question 10: ________ (NOAA). http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/IN_cc.html. | |||
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