2024 · Q79
Consider the following statements:
- 1Ocean currents are dominated by huge surface gyres that are driven by the global surface wind pattern.
- 2Equatorial currents move cold water westward and then poleward along the east coasts of continents. With regard to the statements given above, which of the following is correct?
General KnowledgeGeography
- ABoth the statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
- BBoth the statements are correct, but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
- CStatement 1 is correct, but statement 2 is false.
- DStatement 1 is false, but statement 2 is correct.
Explanation
Ocean currents are indeed organized into huge surface gyres driven by the global wind pattern — statement 1 is true. Equatorial currents, however, move warm (not cold) water westward across the tropics before it turns poleward along the east coasts of continents — the cold currents flow along west coasts instead. Statement 2 is therefore false. Hence option C is correct.