Question : El Nino is
Option 1: a warm ocean current
Option 2: sea storm
Option 3: tropical disturbance
Option 4: another name of typhoon
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Correct Answer: a warm ocean current
Solution : The correct answer is a warm ocean current.
El Nino is a weather phenomenon in which cold ocean current in Pacific ocean is replaced by warm ocean currents. Peruvian current is a cold ocean current which flows past the Peruvian coast in eastern Pacific Ocean. During the El Nino event this cold peruvian current shows comparatively warmer water and reversal of the ocean currents and atmospheric cycle occurs. It is associated with the less rainfall events in India and most of the South Asia.
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Question : El Nino develops in which of these oceans?
Option 1: Arctic Ocean
Option 2: Indian Ocean
Option 3: Atlantic Ocean
Option 4: Pacific Ocean
Question : The Western cyclonic disturbance originates over______.
Option 1: Pacific Ocean
Option 2: Bay of Bengal
Option 3: Arabian Sea
Option 4: The Mediterranean Sea
Question : Ports of the Baltic Sea remain open for trade even during winter because
Option 1: It lies in the tropical belt.
Option 2: North Atlantic Drift, a warm ocean current flows in the region.
Option 3: Local winds keep it warm.
Option 4: Western disturbances cause abrupt rise in the temperature.
Question : Suez canel connects which of the following water bodies ?
Option 1: Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
Option 2: Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
Option 3: Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
Option 4: Mediterranean Sea and Arctic Ocean
Question : The Sargasso sea is situated in the :
Option 1: Atlantic Ocean
Option 2: Pacific Ocean
Option 3: Indian Ocean
Option 4: Arctic Ocean
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