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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 40

The Roaring Forties, Furious Fifties and Shrieking Sixties blow in which hemisphere?

  1. Southern Hemisphere
  2. Eastern Hemisphere
  3. Western Hemisphere
  4. Northern Hemisphere
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (A) Southern Hemisphere

Explanation

These are westerlies at 40°, 50° and 60° South, intensified by the absence of land.

  • (A) Correct

    Correct: strong westerlies blow unobstructed over the vast southern oceans.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: these are latitudinal winds.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: these are latitudinal winds.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: land masses weaken westerlies there.

  • (E) Incorrect

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.