Comprehension Passage

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

 low-pressure area characterised by rapid and frequently damaging air circulation is what (1)_____ cyclones. Storms and (2)______ weather are frequently present during cyclones. In the Northern hemisphere, the air moves counter clockwise, (3)______ in the Southern hemisphere, it moves clockwise. Extratropical cyclones, sometimes known as temperate cyclones, and tropical cyclones are the two (4)_______ under which cyclones fall. The name 'Cyclone' comes from the Greek word 'Cyclos' which means a snake's coils. Henry Paddington came up with the term because tropical storms in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal (5)________ coiled sea serpents.

Select the most appropriate answer for blank 4.

1
ranks
2
statuses
3
categories
4
species

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