2020 · Q26
Which one of the following countries had chosen the name ‘Nisarga’ for the cyclone which devastated the coastline of Maharashtra and Gujarat in June 2020?
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- AMaldives
- BBangladesh
- CThailand
- DJapan
Explanation
Cyclone Nisarga, which struck the Maharashtra-Gujarat coast in June 2020, was named from the list contributed by Bangladesh — 'Nisarga' means nature. Tropical cyclone names in the North Indian Ocean are assigned rotationally from lists submitted by the member countries of the WMO/ESCAP panel. Bangladesh had proposed this name.