If a very hot and dry wind blows in North India in May, what will it be called?

Correct answer: Loo

The direct answer is A: Loo. In May, North India is very hot before the southwest monsoon. A loo is a strong, hot and dry wind that commonly blows over the northern plains during the hot weather season, especially in the afternoon. The reasoning is: May is pre-monsoon; land is intensely heated; air becomes very hot and dry; this local wind is called loo. Option A is correct. Option B, Kal Baisakhi, is wrong because it refers to violent pre-monsoon thunderstorms, especially in Bengal and nearby eastern regions, not the hot dry wind of North India. Option C, mango showers, is wrong because they are pre-monsoon rain showers in parts of southern India and help mangoes ripen. Option D, cold wave, is wrong because a cold wave means unusually low temperature, opposite to the described condition. Remember: “loo burns; Kal Baisakhi storms; mango showers rain.” The word “hot and dry” is the key exam clue for loo.