Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 5

The correct answer is 1, 2, and 3.

• The movement of air at a certain speed is called wind.
• Any wind system of the earth's atmosphere which owes its existence and direction to solar radiation and to the rotation of the earth is called planetary wind.
• The pattern of planetary winds largely depends on: 
  • The rotation of Earth. Hence statement 1 is correct.
  • The emergence of pressure belts.
  • The migration of belts following the apparent path of the sun. Hence statement 2 is correct.
  • The distribution of continents and oceans.
  • latitudinal variation of atmospheric heating. Hence statement 3 is correct.