Civil Services UPSC CAPF (Assistant Commandants) Test Series 2025 General Knowledge Geography (World Geography) Climatology
Consider the following statements regarding pyrocumulonimbus clouds:
1. A pyrocumulonimbus cloud is a thunderstorm cloud formed due to extreme heat sources like wildfires or volcanic eruptions.
2. Although these clouds can produce lightning, they usually release heavy rainfall which helps in extinguishing wildfires.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1
1 only
2
2 only
3
Both 1 and 2
4
Neither 1 nor 2