UPSC CAPF AC 2024 Paper 1 · Question 38

Question 38 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2024 Paper I (4 August 2024). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. CAPF 2024 · P-I · Q38 · Geography · Physical Geography

   Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Ocean Current) List II (Location) A. Kuroshio Current 1. Antarctic Ocean B. Agulhas Current 2. Pacific Ocean C. East Wind Drift 3. Atlantic Ocean D. Antilles Current 4. Indian Ocean

   1. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
   2. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
   3. A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
   4. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

   सूची I को सूची II से सुमेलित कीजिए और सूचियों के नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर सही उत्तर चुनिए : सूची I (महासागर धारा) सूची II (अवस्थिति) A. क्यूरोशिओ धारा 1. अंटार्कटिक महासागर B. अगुलहास धारा 2. प्रशांत महासागर C. पूर्वी पवनवाह 3. अटलांटिक महासागर D. ऐंटिलीज धारा 4. हिंद महासागर

   1. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
   2. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
   3. A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
   4. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
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   Answer: (4) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

   उत्तर: (4) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

   The Kuroshio is the warm current off Japan in the North Pacific; the Agulhas is the warm current off south-east Africa in the Indian Ocean; the East Wind Drift flows westward close to the Antarctic coast; and the Antilles Current is a warm current of the North Atlantic east of the Bahamas. Hence A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3.

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