Practice

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Consider the following statements regarding the tropical cyclone life cycle and associated weather phenomena over the Indian subcontinent:

Statements

  1. A cyclonic storm that makes landfall typically weakens progressively, first into a deep depression and then into a low-pressure area, as it moves inland and is cut off from the warm ocean surface that sustains it.
  2. An upper-air cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal or Andaman Sea is itself classified as a named cyclonic storm by the India Meteorological Department, and its future track can be forecast with high precision at the time of its detection.
  3. The northeast monsoon predominantly influences rainfall over peninsular India, particularly the southeastern coast, during the October–December period, and a Bay of Bengal low-pressure system during this season can help bridge rainfall deficiencies in states such as Kerala.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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