2024 · Q37
Which one of the following statement with reference to hailstones is NOT correct?
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- ATheir formation usually occurs during the monsoon season
- BThey are associated with dense cumulonimbus clouds
- CRain that forms in the warmer, upper layer solidifies into tiny ice pellets or hailstones in the lower, subfreezing layer
- DHailstones have multiple, concentric layers of ice
Explanation
The Rann of Kutch was once a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea that was cut off from the sea by tectonic uplift and progressive silting, leaving behind a vast saline marsh. This is the accepted geological explanation for the Great and Little Rann. It is not a lava flow, a tectonic rift valley, or a wind-eroded desert feature. Hence option C is correct.