Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following table:

Local wind Associated condition
1. Sea breeze Daytime movement of air from sea to land
2. Land breeze Night-time movement of air from land to sea
3. Valley breeze Night-time descent of dense air from mountain slopes
4. Katabatic wind Cool air draining from high plateaus or ice fields into valleys

How many of the rows given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one.
  2. Only two.
  3. Only three.
  4. All four.
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