Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 1

There are three kinds of winds including permanent, seasonal, and local winds.

Permanent Winds:

• These are the winds that blow continuously for the entire year in a specific direction.
• Permanent winds blow extensively over continents and oceans.

• Some important examples of Permanent wind are Westerlies, Easterlies, and Trade winds.

• Westerlies winds: Flow from the west to east.

• Easterlies winds: Flow from the east to west.

• Trade winds: Flow from the east to west.

Seasonal Winds: These are movements of air repetitively and predictably driven by changes in patterns. Seasonal winds occur in many locations throughout the world.

Local Winds: Local winds are winds that cover smaller vicinity than global winds and usually possess some sort of peculiarity such as a higher pressure distribution than the global winds in the area.

Hence, from the above-mentioned points, it becomes clear that all the given statements are correct.