Q. Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’:

1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
2. They blow with great strength and constancy.
3. Their direction is generally from North - West to East in the Southern Hemisphere.
4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them.

Which of these statements are correct?
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
Notes: The westerlies in the southern hemisphere is called as roaring forties, lies between 40°S to 50°S and is a permanent wind. It is slow over landmass. The correct statements about the 'Roaring Forties' are 2, 3 and 4: They blow with great strength and constancy, Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere and Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them.