Question

Consider the following statements with reference to the ‘El Niño’:
1. The term El Niño translates from Spanish as ‘the boy-child’
2. Peruvian fishermen originally used the term to describe the appearance, around Christmas, of a warm ocean current off the South American coast.
3. It is now the commonly accepted term to describe the warming of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
Which among the above statements is/are incorrect?

• A. 1 and 2 Only
• B. 2 and 3 Only
• C. All 1, 2 and 3
• D. Neither 1 nor 2 nor 3

Answer 1

The correct option is D Neither 1 nor 2 nor 3

The term El Niño translates from Spanish as ‘the boy-child’.
Peruvian fishermen originally used the term to describe the appearance, around Christmas, of a warm ocean current off the South American coast.
It is now the commonly accepted term to describe the warming of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.