Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below Assertio...........

World Geography (Easy) World - Water Bodies

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Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Assertion (A): Equatorial counter current is not found in the Indian ocean during summer season.

Reason (R): During summer season south-west monsoon current is dominant in northern Indian Ocean.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

A is true, but R is false.

A is false, but R is true.

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Explanation:

Equatorial counter current is not found in Indian Ocean during summer season because during summers south west monsoon current is dominant in northern Indian Ocean.

The Equatorial Counter Current is an eastward flowing, wind-driven current which extends to depths of 100-150m in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.