'Kalbaisakhi' is a kind of – (1) cropping pattern (2) ritual practised in Kerala (3) cyclonic storm (4) None of these

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(3) cyclonic storm Explanation: Often during early summer, dusty squalls followed by spells of thunderstorm and heavy rains lash Assam and West Bengal, bringing relief from the humid heat. These thunderstorms are convective in nature and are locally known as Kal Baisakhi or calamity of the month of Baisakh

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