This item consists of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Statement I : The Kuroshio is a warm north-flowing ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean. Statement I : Presence of a number of volcanoes at the bottom of the Sea of J

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Q: 44 (CDS-II/2015)
This item consists of two statements, Statement I and Statement II.
Statement I : The Kuroshio is a warm north-flowing ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean.
Statement I : Presence of a number of volcanoes at the bottom of the Sea of Japan is responsible for the Kuroshio becoming warm. Examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to the item using the code given below. Code :

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Science

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CDS-II

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0,6,44,26,6,17,1

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{'ocean current': [1, 0, 1, 5], 'volcanoes': [1, 0, 0, 2], 'kuroshio': [1, 0, 1, 4], 'north pacific ocean': [0, 0, 0, 5], 'sea': [1, 0, 0, 0]}

Option 1: Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.

Option 2: Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.

Option 3: Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

Option 4: Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

The correct answer is option 2. This means that both Statement I and Statement II are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.

Statement I states that the Kuroshio is a warm north-flowing ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean. This statement is true. The Kuroshio is a powerful current that originates from the warm waters of the western Pacific and flows towards the east coast of Asia.

Statement II suggests that the presence of a number of volcanoes at the bottom of the Sea of Japan is responsible for the Kuroshio becoming warm. However, this statement is not the correct explanation of why the Kuroshio is warm. The warmth of the Kuroshio is primarily due to the influence of the Kuroshio Extension, a western boundary current that transports warm water from the tropics to the mid-latitudes.

Therefore, while