{"id":1084,"date":"2023-06-20T14:02:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T08:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1084"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:08:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:38:10","slug":"q-consider-the-following-statements-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-statements-38","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. The winds which blow between 30\u00b0N and 60\u00b0S latitude<\/strong> throughout the year are known as westerlies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Neither 1 nor 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Answer: (b) 2 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • Westerlies and Easterlies are examples of Planetary winds or Primary winds. <\/strong>These are the winds that typically blow in the same direction all year.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Westerlies are prevailing winds that flow from the west towards the East. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • It flows between 30\u00b0N-60\u00b0N and <\/strong>30\u00b0S-60\u00b0S<\/strong> degrees latitude.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • It is also known as anti trades winds<\/strong> as it originates from the high-pressure area Horse latitude and flows towards the subpolar low-pressure area. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The blows from South West to North East in the Northern hemisphere<\/strong> and from North west to the south east in the southern hemisphere. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The westerlies are stronger in the Southern hemisphere<\/strong> due to the vast ocean and comparatively less land.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • They are best observed between 40 to 60-degree latitude <\/strong>and these latitudes are also known as Roaring forties, Furious fifties, and shrieking sixties.  <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • There are fluctuations in the subpolar region<\/strong>. Thus, they produce wet spells<\/strong> due to variation in weather.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The moist air masses that cause winter rains in the North-Western region of India part of Western disturbances <\/strong>that originate from the Mediterranean sea<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        \"westerlies<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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