Assertion (A) >: Wind patterns are clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere. Reason (R) >: The directions of wind patterns in the northern and the southern hemisphere are governed by the Coriolis effect.

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Q: 35 (IAS/2005)

Assertion (A): Wind patterns are clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere.
Reason (R): The directions of wind patterns in the northern and the southern hemisphere are governed by the Coriolis effect.

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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