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State PCS PYQPrelims 2023

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 100

Where does the El Niño current flow?

  1. The Pacific Ocean
  2. The Indian Ocean
  3. The Bay of Bengal
  4. More than one of the above
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Answer: (A) The Pacific Ocean

Explanation

El Niño is a warm current appearing off Peru/Ecuador in the Pacific, often weakening India's monsoon.

  • (A) Correct

    Correct: El Niño is warming of the eastern equatorial Pacific off Peru.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: it affects India's monsoon but flows in the Pacific.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: not in the Bay of Bengal.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: only the Pacific.