{"id":90786,"date":"2025-06-01T10:36:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=90786"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:36:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:36:39","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct-1-the-jet-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct-1-the-jet-stream\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements is\/are correct?\n \n 1. The jet stream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The jet streams are high altitude easterly winds.<\/li>\n<li>2. El Ni\u00f1o is a warm ocean current.<\/li>\n<li>3. El Ni\u00f1o appears along the Peru coast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is B. Statements 2 and 3 are correct, while statement 1 is incorrect.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Statement 1: The jet streams are high altitude winds, but they are typically strong, narrow currents of *westerly* winds in the upper troposphere. While there are tropical easterly jet streams, the general description of &#8220;the jet streams&#8221; refers to the dominant westerly flow at high altitudes. Therefore, stating they are &#8220;easterly winds&#8221; as a general characteristic is incorrect.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2: El Ni\u00f1o is indeed a warm ocean current. It refers to the large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate interaction linked to a periodic warming of the sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 3: El Ni\u00f1o appears along the Peru coast. The warming associated with El Ni\u00f1o is most prominent in the eastern equatorial Pacific, off the coasts of Ecuador and Peru.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\n&#8211; Jet streams play a significant role in influencing weather patterns globally.<br \/>\n&#8211; El Ni\u00f1o is the warm phase of the El Ni\u00f1o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate pattern. Its opposite phase, La Ni\u00f1a, is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the same region.<br \/>\n&#8211; El Ni\u00f1o events have significant global climatic consequences, affecting rainfall patterns, temperatures, and extreme weather events in many parts of the world, including the Indian subcontinent (often associated with weaker monsoons).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements is\/are correct? 1. The jet streams are high altitude easterly winds. 2. El Ni\u00f1o is a warm ocean current. 3. El Ni\u00f1o appears along the Peru coast. Select the correct answer using the code given below. [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following statements is\/are correct?\n \n 1. The jet stream\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct-1-the-jet-stream\/#more-90786\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which of the following statements is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p> 1. 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