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79. What causes wind to deflect toward left in the Southern Hemisphere? [2010]

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a) Temperature

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b) Magnetic field

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c) Rotation of the earth

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d) Pressure

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Solution

The correct option is C
c) Rotation of the earth

Ans: c

Rotation of the earth causes wind to deflect towards left in the Southern Hemisphere.

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