2011 · Q6
Which one among the following statements relating to a cyclone is not correct?
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- AIt is a wind circulation system with a low pressure at the centre
- BIt brings about sudden change in weather condition in an area
- CWind movement towards the low pressure centre of a cyclone is clockwise in the northern hemisphere
- DIt is known as hurricane in West Indies
Explanation
In the northern hemisphere, winds circulate counter-clockwise (anticlockwise) around a cyclone's low-pressure centre, so statement C is not correct.