Question

Select the correct option after reading the statements.
1) Anticyclones rotate anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
2) Anticyclones move anticlockwise in the Southern Hemisphere

• A. Both statements are false.
• B. Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false.
• C. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
• D. Both statements are true.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false.

The direction of rotation of the anticyclones is opposite the direction of rotation of the cyclones in the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres. Anticyclones rotate clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.