State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

UPPCS · प्रश्न 79

Consider the following statements with reference to the Mediterranean climate: 1. It receives rainfall in winter season. 2. Due to winter solstice, air pressure belts shift to the South. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only 1
  4. Both 1 and 2
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (D) Both 1 and 2

व्याख्या

In the northern winter the pressure belts shift south, bringing westerlies and winter rain to Mediterranean lands.