Consider the following statements1. The temperature and salinity differences, the trigger thermohaline circulation of deep-sea, are generated at the ocean surface in the low-latitude wind belts.2. The deep-sea currents of Indian Ocean are generated in the water girdling Antarctica.Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?

Consider the following statements1. The temperature and salinity diffe

1.	Consider the following statements1. The temperature and salinity differences, the trigger thermohaline circulation of deep-sea, are generated at the ocean surface in the low-latitude wind belts.2. The deep-sea currents of Indian Ocean are generated in the water girdling Antarctica.Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?
A.	1 only
B.	2 only
C.	Both 1 and 2
D.	Neither 1 nor 2
Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2

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