Which of the following is/are true about anticyclones?

1) Anticyclones move in the clockwise direction the southern hemisphere.

2) They have a high pressure at the centre.

a. Only 1

b. Only 2

c. Both 1 and 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Only 2

Explanation:

An anticyclone (that is, opposite to a cyclone) is a weather phenomenon that is a large-scale circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure.

It moves clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, anti-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

The strongest anticyclones occur over snow-covered portions of Asia and North America in the winter when clear, dry air masses cool from a loss of infrared radiation, while little sunlight is absorbed to offset that infrared cooling.