Question

A tropical cyclone in a northern hemisphere is a wind stream with

• A. High pressure zone of anticlockwise rotation.
• B. High pressure zone of clockwise rotation
• C. Low pressure zone of anticlockwise rotation
• D. Low pressure zone of clockwise rotation

Answer 1

The correct option is C Low pressure zone of anticlockwise rotation

A cyclone is a more or less circular area of low atmospheric pressure in which winds blow spirally inward in counter clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and in clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere.