current affairs MCQ #10693

The 2022 super floods in Pakistan were caused primarily by which meteorological phenomenon?

current affairs MCQ #10693

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The 2022 super floods in Pakistan were caused primarily by which meteorological phenomenon?

    • A) A severe western disturbance
    • B) An Arabian Sea cyclone
    • C) A Bay of Bengal depression
    • D) Exceptionally heavy monsoon rains combined with glacial melt

    Answer: Exceptionally heavy monsoon rains combined with glacial melt

    Explanation: Pakistan's 2022 floods, described as the worst in the country's recorded history, were caused by a combination of exceptionally heavy and prolonged monsoon rains — five times above the 30-year average in some provinces — compounded by accelerated glacial melt from record summer temperatures in northern Pakistan.