Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List-I (Current) A. Kuroshio current B. Peru current C. Labrador current D. Florida current List-II (Feature) 1. Warm current in the Atlantic Ocean 2. Cold current in the Atlantic Ocean 3. Warm current in the Pacific Ocean 4. Cold current in the Pacific Ocean Code : A B C D

The classification of ocean currents is based on their temperature and the ocean basin they occupy. The Kuroshio Current is a warm western boundary current in the North Pacific Ocean, often compared to the Gulf Stream [t1, t6]. The Peru Current (or Humboldt Current) is a cold eastern boundary current in the South Pacific Ocean, known for its nutrient-rich upwelling [c1, t1]. In the Atlantic Ocean, the Labrador Current is a cold current that flows southward from the Arctic along the eastern coast of Canada [c2, c3]. Conversely, the Florida Current is a warm current in the Atlantic Ocean that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and eventually forms part of the Gulf Stream system [t1, t5]. Matching these characteristics: A-3 (Kuroshio-Warm Pacific), B-4 (Peru-Cold Pacific), C-2 (Labrador-Cold Atlantic), and D-1 (Florida-Warm Atlantic) leads to the code 3 4 2 1.

Sources

1. [1] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 32: Ocean Movements Ocean Currents And Tides > Peru Current or Humboldt Current – Cold > p. 490
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