Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 5

The correct answer is Only 3.

• Fohn and Chinook are dry winds experienced on the leeward sides of the mountain when descending air becomes compressed with increasing pressure. 
• The Fohn wind is experienced in the valley of the northern Alps. 
• The chinook wind is experienced Eastern slopes of the Rockies in the US and Canada in winter. 
• Harmattan is a dry dusty trade wind blowing off the Sahara desert across the Gulf of Guinea and Cape Verde Islands.
• It is also known as Doctor wind as it is helpful for health purposes. 
• Loo is a hot wind that blows over the Plains of India and Pakistan.