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Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- In a cyclone, the direction of wind flow is counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere.
- The tropical cyclone fades away when it reaches land because there is no large supply of warm moist air.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Option D
Answer: (d)
Cyclone is the synonym of Hurricane. The air moves in the cyclone inwards in an anti-clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
Cyclones are divided as -
Extratropical cyclones or temperate cyclones
Tropical cyclones
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Answer: (d)
Cyclone is the synonym of Hurricane. The air moves in the cyclone inwards in an anti-clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
Cyclones are divided as -
Extratropical cyclones or temperate cyclones
Tropical cyclones
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