Geography
Assertion (A): The winds and ocean currents move clockwise and are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere.
Reason (R): Coriolis Effect refers to the force experienced by any object moving over the surface of a rotating body such as the earth.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
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Answer
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation — Due to Coriolis effect, the winds and ocean currents move clockwise and are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and move in the anticlockwise direction and are deflected to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
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