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?

Statement 2 is correct because Western Disturbances, which bring crucial winter rainfall to Northwest India, are temperate cyclones carried into the region by the Subtropical Westerly Jet Stream. Statement 1 is incorrect because westerlies blow between 30° and 60° latitudes within *each* hemisphere (30°N-60°N and 30°S-60°S), whereas the zone from 30°N to 60°S spans the equator and includes the tropical trade wind belts. This question tests the core concept of planetary wind systems and their influence on regional weather patterns.