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  1. Consider the following statements:
    1. Mistral is a cold wind blowing in North America.
    2. Sirocco is a hot dry wind blowing across the North African coast.
    Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  2. A.

     1 only

    B.

     2 only

    C.

     Both 1 and 2

    D.

     Neither 1 nor 2

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    Answer : Option B

    Explanation :

    The term Sirocco (sometimes also spelled Scirocco) is an all-inclusive name given to hot and subsequently humid southeast to southwest winds originating as hot, dry desert-air over Northern Africa, flowing northward into the southern Mediterranean basin. Sirocco is a hot dry wind blowing across the North African coast.


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