RRB Group D 9-Nov-2014 Shift 1 Solved Paper

(1) The "doldrums" is a popular nautical term that refers to the belt around the Earth near the equator where sailing ships sometimes get stuck on windless waters. The Intertropical Convergence Zone(ITCZ), known by sailors as the doldrums, is the area encircling earth near the Equator, where the northeast and southeast trade winds converge.