{"id":88898,"date":"2025-06-01T07:24:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88898"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:24:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:24:23","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-about-anticyclones-1-anticyclon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-anticyclones-1-anticyclon\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements about anticyclones :\n  1. Anticyclon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about anticyclones :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Anticyclones are high pressure systems.<\/li>\n<li>2. Air in the centre of the system must be subsiding.<\/li>\n<li>3. Anticyclones are characterized by converging winds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How many of the above statements is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1&#8243; option2=&#8221;2&#8243; option3=&#8221;3&#8243; option4=&#8221;None&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-2 &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">Let&#8217;s evaluate each statement:<br \/>\n1. Anticyclones are high pressure systems: This is correct. Anticyclones are defined as areas of high atmospheric pressure, relative to their surroundings.<br \/>\n2. Air in the centre of the system must be subsiding: This is correct. High pressure at the surface is associated with descending air (subsidence) from aloft. As air descends, it warms and dries, leading to stable atmospheric conditions and often clear skies.<br \/>\n3. Anticyclones are characterized by converging winds: This is incorrect. Anticyclones are characterized by diverging winds at the surface, flowing outwards from the high-pressure center. In the Northern Hemisphere, these winds diverge clockwise, and in the Southern Hemisphere, they diverge counter-clockwise due to the Coriolis effect. Convergence occurs aloft above the anticyclone.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">Anticyclones are stable weather systems associated with sinking air, high pressure, and diverging winds near the surface, typically bringing fair weather.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">In contrast to anticyclones, cyclones (low-pressure systems) are characterized by converging winds at the surface, rising air, and often bring cloudy skies, precipitation, and unstable weather.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about anticyclones : 1. Anticyclones are high pressure systems. 2. Air in the centre of the system must be subsiding. 3. Anticyclones are characterized by converging winds. How many of the above statements is\/are correct? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1&#8243; option2=&#8221;2&#8243; option3=&#8221;3&#8243; option4=&#8221;None&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC NDA-2 &#8211; 2022 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements about anticyclones :\n  1. Anticyclon\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-anticyclones-1-anticyclon\/#more-88898\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements about anticyclones :<br \/>\n  1. 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