Correct answer: (b) 2 only
Explanation
- A
1 only
1 only. The 26°C isotherm is not a fixed 129 m in the SW Indian Ocean every January–March as stated.
- B
2 only
2 only. January–March OMT is used as a monsoon-rainfall indicator versus the long-term mean.
- C
Both 1 and 2
Both. Statement 1’s 129 m lock fails.
- D
Neither 1 nor 2
Neither. Statement 2 holds.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. Ocean Mean Temperature down to the 26°C isotherm in the south-west Indian Ocean (Jan–Mar) helps say whether monsoon rain will be above or below a long-period average. The isotherm depth is not a fixed 129 metres as statement 1 claims.
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