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Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The approach of a cyclone is characterised by a rise in barometric reading.
- In the cyclones of the southern hemisphere, the winds circulate in an anticlockwise direction.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Option D
Answer: (d)
Cyclone is a mass of air whose isobars form an oval or circular shape, with low pressure at the centre.
The air converges at the centre and rises to disposed of. In a depression, the winds rotate anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere. While in the southern hemisphere, the circular movement of winds is in a clockwise direction.
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Answer: (d)
Cyclone is a mass of air whose isobars form an oval or circular shape, with low pressure at the centre.
The air converges at the centre and rises to disposed of. In a depression, the winds rotate anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere. While in the southern hemisphere, the circular movement of winds is in a clockwise direction.
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