MAINS 2013
GS1
5 marks
The recent cyclone on the east coast of India was called ‘Phailin’. How are the tropical cyclones named across the world?
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4 min
100 words
What the examiner wants
Explain how tropical cyclones are named across the world.
HowAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Regional bodies under WMO/ESCAP name storms from rotating lists≈15 words
- 2North Indian Ocean: IMD New Delhi as RSMC; names from member countries (lists since 2004)≈15 words
- 3Atlantic and Pacific: pre-set lists by WMO committees; names of very deadly storms retired≈15 words
- 4Purpose: easy communication, avoid confusion, public awareness≈15 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Why namesWho namesRegional systemsRetirement of namesPhailin example
Where marks usually go
- Only explaining Phailin without the global system
- Saying IMD names all world cyclones
Draw this
- World map showing regional naming centres
Value addition
- Fact'Phailin' (sapphire) was contributed by Thailand.IMD
- FactIn 2020 a new list of 169 names from 13 countries was adopted for the north Indian Ocean.WMO/ESCAP Panel, 2020
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 21 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 29 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 44 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 50 ↗Same syllabus reference
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