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Oceanography · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 9 of 66

Oceanography: Statement: Thermohaline circulation is driven by differences in temperature and salinity of seawater. Is the statement correct?

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Oceanography
Subject
General Studies
Difficulty
Medium
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45-60 sec

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Q · OceanographyMedium · 45s

Statement: Thermohaline circulation is driven by differences in temperature and salinity of seawater. Is the statement correct?

TopicOceanography
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min

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‘Thermo’ means temperature and ‘haline’ means salinity. These differences create density gradients that drive global ocean currents.

Final Answer: Option A - Yes
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