Question

Assertion (A) : Wind patterns are clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. 

Reason (R) : The directions of wind patterns in the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere are governed by the Coriolis effect. 

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A 

(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A 

(c) A is true but R is false 

(d) A is false but R is true

Answer 1

(d) A is false as the direction of wind in the northern hemisphere is anit clock wise and in southern hemisphere it is clock wise. The explaination is correct as this is mainly due to coriolis effect.