Q. Consider the following Winds:

1. Simoom
2. Mistral
3. Elephanta

Which of the above is/are warm dry wind(s)?
Answer: 1 Only
Notes: Simoom is a is a strong, dry, dust-laden local wind that blows in the Sahara, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula.  Mistral is a strong, cold, north-westerly wind that blows from southern France into the Gulf of Lion in the northern Mediterranean. Elephanta wind is a wet wind which blows on the Malabar Coast of India during the months of September and October and marks the end of South-West Monsoon.

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