It is nine o'clock in Darjeeling in the morning and ____________.

Correct answer: It is snowing

Explanation: The sentence talks about the present moment – nine o’clock in Darjeeling in the morning. For an action happening right now, we use the Present Continuous Tense. A. there is snow ❌ – describes a state, but doesn’t match the ongoing action. B. It is snowing ✅ – correct, shows that the action (snowfall) is happening at present. C. It snows ❌ – simple present, used for habitual actions (It snows in Darjeeling in winter), not for something happening now. D. It snowed ❌ – past tense, refers to yesterday or earlier, not the present. ✔ Correct Sentence: It is nine o’clock in Darjeeling in the morning and it is snowing. ✅