Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The jet aircraft fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be the appropriate explanation?

1. There are no clouds or water vapour in the lower stratosphere.
2. There are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct in this context?

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both 1 and 2

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The clouds and water vapour are limited to the troposphere. They are not present in the stratosphere.
Lower stratosphere, unlike the troposphere, is also free from any vertical winds.