Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
Consider the following statements
1. The winds that 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 rains in the North-Western region of India are part of westerlies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Pick an option to check yourself.
• Correct Answer: B
• Western Disturbances causing winter rains in North-West India are brought by the westerly jet stream.
• Westerlies blow in both hemispheres' mid-latitudes, not between 30°N and 60°S.
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