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Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

Which type(s) of cyclones cause rainfall in north-western India during winter? Where do they originate?


Temperate cyclones originating over Mediterranean Sea, and travelling east-wards due to Jet Streams, cause rainfall in north-western India during winters.

These originate over Mediterranean Sea and gain moisture while passing over Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf.


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