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Question

Match the wind names in List I with the directions from which they blow in List II, using the traditional four-cardinal-wind scheme.

List I: WindList II: Direction of origin
(A) Boreas(I) East
(B) Eurus(II) South
(C) Notus(III) North
(D) Zephyrus(IV) West

Choose the correct answer from the options below.

The correct answer is

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV). In the four-cardinal-wind scheme, Boreas blows from the north, Eurus from the east, Notus from the south and Zephyrus from the west. These names indicate the direction of origin, not the direction toward which the wind travels.

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