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 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- Explanation:
The westerlies generally blow between 30 ° and 60 ° latitude in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The higher one travels into the atmosphere, the more noticeable these westerly winds are. So, they blow between 30 to 60 degree North as well as 30 to 60 degree south. Statement 1 is saying 30 degree north to 60 degree south, which is incorrect, as we have trade winds between 30 degree north and 30 degree south.