Hot local wind that flows over north India in summer is known as:

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Step 1: Identify the local winds

- Option (1) Loo: The "loo" is a hot, dry, dusty summer wind that blows over north and northwestern India, often raising daytime temperatures above $45^\circ	ext{C}$.

Step 2: Eliminate other options

- Option (2) Chinook: A warm, dry downslope wind (commonly in the Rocky Mountains or western North America), not the hot summer wind of north India.
- Option (3) Mango showers: Pre-monsoon rains (help ripen mangoes), not a wind.
- Option (4) Purga: A cold, violent northerly wind in the higher Himalayas/Kashmir region, not the hot summer wind.

Conclusion: The hot local summer wind over north India is the Loo (option 1), so the correct choice is (a).

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