Question

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? 

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

(b) The Westerlies are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude. They originate from the high-pressure areas in the horse latitudes and tend towards the poles and steer extra tropical cyclones in this general manner. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies.