Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: Tropical cyclones affect the coastal areas of the continents.
Statement-II: Tropical cyclones become weak while moving over land areas.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.
(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is not correct.
(d) Statement-I is not correct but Statement-II is correct.

Question

Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: Tropical cyclones affect the coastal areas of the continents.
Statement-II: Tropical cyclones become weak while moving over land areas.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.
(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is not correct.
(d) Statement-I is not correct but Statement-II is correct.

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement-I is correct: Cyclones affect the coastal areas of the continents (e.g. south and south-east coasts of the USA, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and West Bengal coasts of India, southern coastal regions of Bangladesh etc.).

Statement-II is correct: Tropical cyclones become more vigorous and move with very high velocity over the oceans but become weak and feeble while moving over land areas and ultimately die out after reaching the interior portion of the continents.
While it is true that tropical cyclones weaken over land, this does not explain why they affect coastal areas. The impact on coastal regions happens because cyclones originate over oceans and move toward land, not because they weaken on land.
The weakening is a consequence of landfall, but not the reason why cyclones affect coastal areas

Geography

Natural Disasters - Tropical Cyclones

Website Link

Test Your Knowledge

Student Resources


M Question 1	⏱ 0
Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Tropical cyclones affect the coastal areas of the continents. Statement-II: Tropical cyclones become weak while moving over land areas. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements? (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I. (b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I. (c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is not correct. (d) Statement-I is not correct but Statement-II is correct.