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

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Q: 105 (MPPSC/2009)
Assertion: Wind patterns are clockwise in southern hemisphere and anticlockwise in northern hemisphere.
Reason (R) : The directions of wind patterns in northern and southern hemisphere are governed by Coriolis effect.

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Geography

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MPPSC

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