Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
During a thunderstorm, the thunder in the skies is produced by the
1. Meeting of cumulonimbus clouds in the sky
2. Lightning that separates the nimbus clouds
3. Violent upward movement of air and water particles
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
Pick an option to check yourself.
• Correct Answer: D
• Thunder is produced by rapid expansion of air heated to ~30,000°C by lightning, creating a shock wave.
• None of the listed statements (cloud meeting, lightning separation, or violent updrafts) accurately describes this mechanism.
Attempt Prelims MCQs or open Mains questions by paper — then continue the same bank inside the app with visual decks.
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