Salinity is lower in the Bay of Bengal than in the Arabian Sea Which of the following is are the rea...........

Geography India - Water bodies

Salinity is lower in the Bay of Bengal than in the Arabian Sea. Which of the following is/are the reason behind this?

1. Net precipitation in the Bay of Bengal is higher than in the Arabian Sea.

2. Rate of evaporation is higher in the Arabian Sea than the Bay of Bengal.

3. Circulation of water mass from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian Sea and viceversa.

4. The Bay of Bengal receives more fresh water from rivers than the Arabian Sea.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

2 and 4 only

1, 2 and 4 only

4 only

1, 2, 3 and 4

EXPLANATION

STATEMENT 3 IS INCORRECT.

Circulation of water mass from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian Sea and vice-versa helps in maintaining salinity not an enhancing factor. Higher precipitation in the Bay of Bengal than in the Arabian Sea.
The Arabian Sea records higher salinity than the Bay of Bengal because there is higher rate of evaporation due to relatively less humid conditions and low influx of freshwater compared to the Bay of Bengal.
Circulation of water mass from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian Sea and vice-versa helps in maintaining salinity not an enhancing factor.
The Bay of Bengal receives more fresh water from rivers than the Arabian Sea.