Civil Services UPSC CAPF (Assistant Commandants) Test Series 2025 General Knowledge Indian Geography Indian Climate
With reference to ‘Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD)’ sometimes mentioned in the news while forecasting the Indian monsoon, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The phenomenon of normal monsoonal wind flow is affected by the presence of the positive phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), which this year drove the Indian monsoon to a peak.
2. The Negative IOD refers to the warmer western basin of the Indian Ocean as compared to the Eastern basin.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1
1 only
2
2 only
3
Both 1 and 2
4
Neither 1 nor 2