Consider the following statements:
- When the temperature decreases in the South Pacific Ocean, India receives deficient rainfall.
- El Nino is an important factor in the drought situation in India.
- El Nino is a warm current that flows along the coast of Peru in December.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
Correct answer: C
Explanation
El Nino is a major driver of drought in India, and it's a warm current that appears off the Peruvian coast around December, so statements 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 1 is wrong because India receives deficient rainfall when the eastern Pacific warms during El Nino, not when South Pacific temperatures fall.