Question

Which of the following statements are true ?

1.India has very long coastline which is exposed to tropical cyclones arising in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.

2.Indian Ocean is one of the six major cyclone-prone regions in the world

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Both 1 and 2

In meteorology, the term cyclone can be defined as the rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center that is circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern.In addition to that Indian Ocean is one of the six major cyclone-prone regions in the world. India has very long coastline which is exposed to tropical cyclones arising in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.