Wed Dec 04 11:30:00 UTC 2024: ## Cyclone Fengal Ravages Country; Quiz Highlights Naming Convention
**CHENNAI, December 4, 2024** – Cyclone Fengal has caused widespread devastation across the country, prompting national disaster relief force (NDRF) evacuations. The storm’s name, of Arabic origin, was proposed by Saudi Arabia. This event has highlighted the naming convention for cyclones in the North Indian Ocean, a system managed by a panel of World Meteorological Organization and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific member countries.
A quiz accompanying the news article tests readers’ knowledge of the cyclone naming system, including the number of countries involved, the system’s inception year, and the origins of several past cyclones such as Ockhi, Dana, and one unnamed cyclone that severely impacted Yemen. The quiz also asks about the next cyclone predicted to make landfall and the maximum allowed length of a cyclone’s name. Further details regarding the quiz questions and answers were not provided in the source material.
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