Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following conditions:

  1. A large sea surface with a temperature higher than about 27°C
  2. Presence of the Coriolis force
  3. Large variation in vertical wind speed
  4. Upper-level divergence above a pre-existing low-pressure or low-level cyclonic system

Which of the conditions given above favour the formation and intensification of tropical cyclones?

  1. 1, 2 and 4 only.
  2. 1, 3 and 4 only.
  3. 2 and 3 only.
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
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