Environmental Issue And Environmental Pollution Ques 20

Question: ‘El Nino’ associated with the formation of the South West Monsoon of India is

Options:

A) an abnormally warm ocean current

B) a periodic warm air-mass

C) a periodic warm wind

D) a periodic low pressure centre

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

  • ‘E1 Nino’ is a warm ocean current. The term E1 Nino refers to the large-scale ocean atmosphere climate interaction linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east central Equatorial Pacific.