| Which of the following statements is/are wrong? |
| 1. Agulhas is a cold current in India Ocean |
| 2. West Australian current is a cold current of the Pacific. |
| 3. Irminger current is a cold current on the western side of the Greenland |
| 4. Oyashio is a cold current in Pacific. |
| Select the correct answer from the codes given below: |
A) 1 and 3
B) 2 and 3
C) 1, 3 and 4
D) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
[d] Agulhas Current, a warm surface current of the Indian Ocean is a branch of the South Equatorial Current. The Agulhas is one of the world's strongest ocean currents, with a speed of up to 1.4 miles per hour (2.3 km/h). This is a listing of some major surface ocean currents.| Agulhas Current | - | Indian warm |
| Alaska Current | - | North Pacific Warm |
| Benguela Current | - | South Atlantic Warm/Cool |
| Brazil Current | - | South Atlantic Warm |
| California Current | - | North Pacific Cool |
| Canaries Current | - | North Atlantic Cool |
| East Australian | - | South Pacific Warm |
| Equatorial Current | - | Pacific Warm |
| Gulf Stream | - | North Atlantic Warm |
| Humboldt (Peru) | - | South Pacific Cool |
| Irminger | - | North Atlantic Warm |
| Kuroshio (Japan) | - | North Pacific Warm |
| Labrador Current | - | North Atlantic Cool |
| North Atlantic Drift | - | North Atlantic Warm |
| North Pacific Drift | - | North Pacific Warm |
| Oyashio (Kamchatka) | - | North Pacific Cool/Warm |
| West Australian Current | - | Indian Cool |
| West Wind Drift | - | South Pacific Cool |
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