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Which of the following statements are wrong ?

1.In India cyclones occur usually in April-May, and also between October and December.

2.The worst hitting cyclones have been in Andhra Pradesh cyclone of November 1977 and super cyclone Odisha in the year 1999.

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Answer:

D. Neither 1 nor 2

Read Explanation:

The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, peaking between May to November. The 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone was a devastating tropical cyclone that hit Andhra Pradesh in November 1977, killing at least 10,000 people. The 1999 Odisha cyclone was the most intense recorded tropical cyclone in the North Indian Ocean and among the most destructive in the region.Although its primary effects were felt in a localized area of India, the outer fringes of the super cyclone impacted Myanmar and Bangladesh.

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