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Consider the following statements 1 Coriolis force is strongest along the equator but decreases towa...........

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    Consider the following statements:

    1. Coriolis force is strongest along the equator but decreases towards the poles.

    2. Trade winds are deflected in anti-clockwise direction in northern hemisphere and

    Clock-wise direction in the southern hemisphere.

    Which of the statement given above is/are correct:

    1 only

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    2 only

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    Both

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    None

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    Explanation:

    Coriolis force is absent (or zero) along the equator but increases progressively towards the
    poles.
    Trade winds are deflected in Clockwise direction in northern hemisphere and Anti-clockwise
    direction in the southern hemisphere.

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