Question

The orange and yellow areas shown in the Bay of Bengal represent regions of very low pressure, whereas, the bluish and white areas are regions of high pressure. With regard to Bengaluru, in which direction will the wind flow?

• A. Wind flows towards Bengaluru from the Bay of Bengal.
• B. Wind will flow towards the Bay of Bengal from Bengaluru.
• C. There will be no wind flow.
• D. The wind flow cannot be determined.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Wind will flow towards the Bay of Bengal from Bengaluru.

Wind will flow from Bengaluru towards the Bay of Bengal. Note that the Bay of Bengal has a lower pressure than the region around Bengaluru. Thus, wind will flow from higher pressure area in Bengaluru towards low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal.