Consider the following statements: 1) The winds which blow between 30 degrees N and 60 degrees S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies. 2) The moist air masses that cause winter rams in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Consider the following statements:   1) The winds which blow between 30 degrees N and 60 degrees S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies. 2) The moist air masses that cause winter rams in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

CollectorBabu · Accepted Answer

Correct Answer: 2 only. Westerlies wind flow between 30 and 60 degrees North latitude to 30 and 60 degrees South latitude blowing from high pressure area in the horse latitude towards the pole. Now we will analyse both statement 1 and 2, so we see that statement 1 is incorrect as Westerlies wind flow does not blows between 30 degree North latitude and 60 degree South latitude as mentioned in the statement . this eliminates options A, C and D. Statement 2 is correct which says moist air masses cause winter rams in North-Western region of India since western cyclonic disturbances is a winter month phenomena which are carried by westerly flow from Mediterranean region that influence north and north-western weathering conditions in the regions of India which are non-monsoonal precipitation driven by Westerlies.

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