Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2015 · Geography · Question 66

Consider the following statements:

  1. The winds which blow between 30°N and 60°S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies.
  2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

2 only

  1. Incorrect. Westerlies blow in the mid-latitudes of both hemispheres, roughly between 30° and 60° latitude; the statement says 30°N to 60°S, which is geographically wrong.

  2. Correct. Winter rainfall in North-West India is caused by Western Disturbances, which are embedded in the westerly flow.

Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.

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