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UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper I Q27 — January Isotherms in Northern HemisphereUPSC प्रीलिम्स 2025 GS पेपर I प्रश्न 27 — जनवरी की समताप रेखाएँ

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Question 27
UPSCGeography2025Prelims GS Paper ISeries A
Subject / विषय: Geography

Consider the following statements:

Statement I: In January, in the Northern Hemisphere, the isotherms bend equatorward while crossing the landmasses, and poleward while crossing the oceans.

Statement II: In January, the air over the oceans is warmer than that over the landmasses in the Northern Hemisphere.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :

कथन I : जनवरी में, उत्तरी गोलार्ध में, समताप रेखाएँ भूखंडों से गुजरती हुई विषुवत् वृत्त की ओर मुड़ती हैं, जबकि महासागरों से गुजरती हुई ध्रुवों की ओर मुड़ती हैं।

कथन II : जनवरी में, महासागरों के ऊपर की हवा, उत्तरी गोलार्ध के भूखंडों के ऊपर की हवा से अधिक गर्म होती है।

उपर्युक्त कथनों के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा एक सही है?

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