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Which of the following is most likely to be a characteristic of the 'eye' of a cyclone?
  1. It has lots of clouds and rains
  2. It has high speed winds
  3. It is an area of high pressure
  4. It is an area of a low pressure

A
It has high speed winds
B
It is an area of high pressure
C
It has lots of clouds and rains
D
It is an area of a low pressure
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The correct answer is option(B).
Eye of a cyclone is a region of mostly calm weather at the center of strong tropical cyclone. It is a roughly circular area. Here the winds are light with minimum barometric pressure, i.e., area of low pressure. Hence, Eye of cyclone is in an area of low pressure.

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