Question

One of the worst natural disasters of the World was the cyclone struck in Bangladesh. As many as 3,00,000 people, lost their lives, it is said. When did the disaster struck Bangladesh, then East Pakistan?
1. 1970
2. 1960
3. 1950
4. 1940

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1970

The correct answer is 1970.

• The Bhola cyclone of 1970 was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck Bangladesh and India's West Bengal on November 11, 1970.
• Bhola cyclone was the strongest and sixth cyclonic storm of the 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season.
• Bhola reached its peak with winds of 185 km/h on November 10 and made landfall on the coast of Bangladesh on the following afternoon.

• Major cyclones in India:-
  • Odisha cyclone - 1999
  • Cyclone Fani - 2019
  • Cyclone Amphan - 2020
  • Cyclone Nisarga - 2020