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Q2 (CDS-II/2011) Geography › World Physical Geography › Atmospheric pressure winds Answer Verified

Statement I : Anticyclone, which is a high pressure wind system, does not bring about significant change in weather condition. Statement II : The outward movement of wind from the high pressure center keeps limited scope for weather disturbance.

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Statement I is correct as anticyclones are high-pressure systems characterized by light winds and stable, settled weather conditions with minimal cloud formation [c1][t3]. They typically herald fine weather, clear skies, and calm air, lasting for days or weeks without significant change [c1][t1]. Statement II provides the correct explanation for this stability. In an anticyclone, air descends (subsides) from the upper troposphere, creating high pressure at the surface [c2][c4]. This sinking air compresses and warms, which inhibits the formation of clouds and precipitation [t4][t5]. At the surface, the air moves outward (diverges) from the high-pressure center [c4][t1]. This combination of subsidence and surface divergence prevents the vertical uplift necessary for atmospheric disturbances, thereby maintaining stable weather conditions [c2][t6]. Thus, the outward movement and sinking motion are the physical mechanisms that limit weather disturbances.

Sources

  1. [1] Certificate Physical and Human Geography , GC Leong (Oxford University press 3rd ed.) > Chapter 14: Climate > Cyclonic Activity > p. 143
  2. [2] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 23: Pressure Systems and Wind System > Buoyant Force > p. 307
  3. [3] FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 9: Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Systems > Pressure and Wind > p. 79
  4. [4] https://www.weather.gov/media/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/Miscellaneous/cyclones_anticyclones/cyclones.pdf
  5. [6] https://www.britannica.com/science/climate-meteorology/Anticyclones
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