Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
Consider the following statements:
1. Jet streams occur in the Northern Hemisphere only.
2. Only some cyclones develop an eye.
3. The temperature inside the eye of a cyclone is nearly 10°C lesser than that of the surroundings.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Pick an option to check yourself.
• Correct Answer: C
• Jet streams exist in both hemispheres: polar and subtropical jets in each.
• Only intense tropical cyclones develop an eye; roughly half of named cyclones form one.
• The eye is a warm-core feature with sinking air, making it warmer, not cooler, than surroundings.
Attempt Prelims MCQs or open Mains questions by paper — then continue the same bank inside the app with visual decks.
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