Question

Which of the following is most likely to be a characteristic of the 'eye' of a cyclone?

• A. It is an area of high pressure
• B. It is an area of a low pressure
• C. It has lots of clouds and rains
• D. It has high speed winds

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

It is an area of a low pressure

The correct answer is option(B).

Eye of a cyclone is a region of mostly calm weather at the center of strong tropical cyclone. It is a roughly circular area. Here the winds are light with minimum barometric pressure, i.e., area of low pressure. Hence, Eye of cyclone is in an area of low pressure.