UPSC 2015GeographyModerate

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
ClimatologyWesterlies & Western DisturbancesWesterlies30° N60° Slatitudesmoist air masseswinter rainsNorth-Western IndiaWestern Disturbances

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