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Q26. Which of the following statements is correct regarding anticyclone?
- AAn anticyclone is a wind system with a high pressure center
- BIn an anticyclone, the wind speed is inward.
- CThe wind speed is clockwise in the anticyclone of the Southern Hemisphere.
- DThe contribution of an anticyclone is very important in determining the weather of a region.
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Answer: A) An anticyclone is a wind system with a high pressure center
Q27. Which of the following is most destructive?
- Alightning storm
- Bhurricane
- CTyphoon
- DTornado
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Answer: D) Tornado
Q28. 'Tornado' is-
- Aa very high pressure center
- Ban extremely low pressure center
- Ca very high sea wave
- Da global wind
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Answer: B) an extremely low pressure center
Q29. When does a cyclone occur?
- Awhen there is low pressure in the center and high pressure around it
- Bwhen the pressure at the center and the pressure around it are equal
- Cwhen there is low pressure around
- Dwhen there is high pressure in the center and low pressure around it
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Answer: A) when there is low pressure in the center and high pressure around it
Q30. Which of the following can be the correct characteristic of cyclones?
- ATemperate cyclones move from west to east with the westerlies, while tropical cyclones follow the trade winds.
- BThe front of a cyclone is called the "eye of the cyclone".
- CCyclones consist of a center of high pressure surrounded by circular isobars
- DHurricanes are well-known tropical cyclones that develop in the mid-latitudes.
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Answer: A) Temperate cyclones move from west to east with the westerlies, while tropical cyclones follow the trade winds.
