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Severe Cyclonic Storm Dana affected the State of West Bengal and Odisha in India. It was a tropical cyclone 🌀. The name was given by Qatar and the meaning is ‘generosity’ in Arabic . Mostly affected the coastal areas by the Bay of Bengal. Also affected Bangladesh . It was a part of the North Indian Ocean cyclone season . It was formed over the Andaman Sea on 19th October . The storm crossed the North Odisha close to Bhitarkanika and Dhamra port during 01:30 to 03:30 IST on October 25 with a wind speed of 110km / hr and gusts of 130 km / hr. Gradually weakened while surrounded by an anticyclone and completed the landfall process as a cyclonic storm at 08:30 IST with a wind speed of 80 to 90 km/ hr and gusts reached to 100 km/ hr.  Heavy to very heavy rainfall occurred in large areas of Odisha and South Bengal and continued upto the morning of October 26 . 4 people are missing and 4 people died in West Bengal . Almost 5,00,000 people evacuated in affected states and they took shelter in relief camps. Many roads were waterlogged , trees and electric poles uprooted, houses are  damaged , crops damaged and great loss for farmers . Almost 400 trains were cancelled or diverted by  Eastern Railway and East Coastal Railway . Flights ✈️ were suspended by Kolkata and Bhubaneswar Airport from 18:00 IST , October 24 to 09:00 IST , October 25. The State Government of West Bengal and Odisha took precautions and necessary actions .  NDRF ( National Disaster Response Force ) and State Disaster Response Force deployed in both states . The Indian Coast Guard was on high alerts also.


A . Read the passage and choose the correct answer from the given alternatives – 1×5=5

1 . The name of the cyclone Dana was given by – a. Oman b. India  c. Srilanka d. Qatar

2. The cyclone affected mostly the coastal areas of – a. Bay of Bengal b. Atlantic Ocean c. Pacific Ocean d. Arabian Sea

3. One of the affected states of India is – a. West Bengal  b. Kerala  c. Madhya Pradesh d. Jharkhand

4. The landfall process of the storm completed on October 25 at –  a. 08:00 IST  b. 10:00 IST  c. 20:00 IST  d. 09:00 IST


5. The highest speed of the storm reached to – a. 100 km / hr   b. 130 km/ hr    c. 80 km/ hr     d. 150 km/ hr



2. Fill in the blanks with suitable information from the passage –  1×5=5

1 . The meaning of the name ‘Dana’ is ————————————————.

2. Heavy to very heavy rainfall ——————————————————–.

3. Almost ————————- people evacuated in both states.

4. Almost 400 trains were cancelled ——————————————————.

5. Flight were —————————————-
———————————————————–.


C.  Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements –

1 . ‘Dana’ was a temperate cyclone.  

2. Cyclone Dana was formed in the Pacific Ocean.

3. During the process of landfall the speed was more than 150 km / hr.

4. ‘Dana’ was not a part of the Indian Ocean cyclone season.

5. Western Railway of India cancelled trains .




Writing Skills –

1 . Write a newspaper report about Cyclone Dana .       10





2 . Write a short paragraph on Cyclone
Dana.    10



3. Describe your feelings in a letter to your friend about the effect of the cyclone Dana in your area.     10