{"id":91728,"date":"2025-06-01T11:04:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91728"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:04:24","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-jet-streams-occur-in-the-northern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-jet-streams-occur-in-the-northern\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n  Jet streams occur in the Northern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jet streams occur in the Northern Hemisphere only.<\/li>\n<li>Only some cyclones develop an eye.<\/li>\n<li>The temperature inside the eye of a cyclone is nearly 10\u00b0C lesser than that of the surroundings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#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 IAS &#8211; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">Only statement 2 is correct. Jet streams occur in both hemispheres, and the eye of a tropical cyclone is typically warmer than its surroundings.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. Jet streams are fast-flowing, narrow, meandering air currents found in the atmospheres of planets, including Earth. On Earth, major jet streams are located in the upper atmosphere (tropopause) of both the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. Only tropical cyclones, which are intense low-pressure systems, can develop a feature known as an &#8216;eye&#8217;. This eye is a relatively calm, clear region at the center of the storm. Not all cyclones, particularly weaker ones or extra-tropical cyclones, develop a clearly defined eye.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is incorrect. The eye of a tropical cyclone is characterized by subsiding air, which leads to warming. The temperature inside the eye is typically warmer than the surrounding eyewall, sometimes by several degrees Celsius, not lesser by 10\u00b0C.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">Jet streams play a significant role in influencing weather patterns. The eye of a tropical cyclone is a defining feature of mature, intense storms and is surrounded by the eyewall, which is the region of strongest winds and heaviest rainfall.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: Jet streams occur in the Northern Hemisphere only. Only some cyclones develop an eye. The temperature inside the eye of a cyclone is nearly 10\u00b0C lesser than that of the surroundings. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1 and 3 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements:\n  Jet streams occur in the Northern\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-jet-streams-occur-in-the-northern\/#more-91728\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements:<br \/>\n  Jet streams occur in the Northern<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1288,1107,1106],"class_list":["post-91728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1288","tag-the-atmosphere","tag-world-and-physical-geography","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consider the following statements:  Jet streams occur in the Northern<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Only statement 2 is correct. 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