State PCS PYQPrelims 2023

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · வினா 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
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்

விடை: (A) The Pacific Ocean

விளக்கம்

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

  • (A) சரி

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

  • (B) தவறு

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

  • (C) தவறு

    Wrong: not in the Bay of Bengal.

  • (D) தவறு

    Wrong: only the Pacific.