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Consider the following statements:
1. Mistral is a cold wind blowing in North America.
2. Sirocco is a hot dry wind blowing across the North African coast.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

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Correct Answer: Option B
The term Sirocco (sometimes also spelled Scirocco) is an all-inclusive name given to hot and subsequently humid southeast to southwest winds originating as hot, dry desert-air over Northern Africa, flowing northward into the southern Mediterranean basin. Sirocco is a hot dry wind blowing across the North African coast.
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