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Consider the following statements regarding the winter atmospheric circulation over India: 1. Western Disturbances are shallow cyclonic depressions originating over the eastern Mediterranean Sea and traveling eastward across the Middle East. 2. The steering mechanism that brings these Western Disturbances to the Indian subcontinent is the Tropical Easterly Jet Stream. 3. The precipitation brought by these disturbances is highly beneficial for the Rabi crops in the northwestern plains of India. Which of the above statements are correct?
Correct Answer: (b)
Official keyThis question appeared in the GPSC Prelims 2026 examination (GS). It is Question 59 out of 200 questions in this paper.
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