UPSC Prelims 2015 Question:

Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the Sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, then rain comes with thunder and lightning. But the rain is soon over." Which of the following regions is described in the above passage?

Explanation: 

• The Equatorial region is marked by torrential rainfall on a daily basis, mostly twice a day. Eg Selvas- Amazon, Congo Rainforests etc
  
  
• The region is marked by high insolation, direct rays of sun and intense convection currents creating the cumulonimbus clouds which are dark in color and are rain bearing.
  
  
• The rain bearing anvil clouds also produce lots of thunder and lightning.
  
  

Therefore, option (2) is the correct answer.

Subject: Geography | Climate Weather and Atmosphere