Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements:

  1. During the day, heated mountain slopes cause air to move upslope, while air from the valley flows upward as a valley breeze.
  2. At night, cooled slopes produce descending dense air known as a mountain wind.
  3. Cold air draining from high plateaus and ice fields into valleys is called katabatic wind.
  4. Air descending the leeward side of a mountain becomes cooler through the adiabatic process.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only.
  2. 1, 2 and 3 only.
  3. 2, 3 and 4 only.
  4. 1 and 4 only.
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