Assertion (A): Wind patterns are clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere. Reason (R): The directions of wind patterns in the northern and the southern hemisphere are governed by the Coriolis effect.
Options
(a)Both (A) and (R) are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b)Both (A) and (R) are individually true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c)A is true but R is false
(d)A is false but R is true
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