With reference to 'South Coast of Australia' which of the following statements is/are correct?
- 1It is situated along the Indian Ocean
- 2It experiences rain during its winter months of December and January Select the answer using the code given below:
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: the Indian Meteorological Department has defined the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala as its arrival at the southern tip of the Indian peninsula, and under the International Hydrographic Organization's widely used definition the Indian Ocean extends south to 60°S, so India's entire southern coastline lies within the Indian Ocean. Statement 2 is NOT correct: it describes the austral (Southern Hemisphere) winter — when the ITCZ shifts north, the southeast trades dominate and the Australian continent cools — rather than the meteorological conditions of the boreal summer monsoon. With only statement 1 correct, the answer is A.