Answer-What is ‘El Nino’?

El Nino is the warm phase of the Southern Oscillation commonly called ENSO and is associated with a band of warm ocean water that develops in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific including off the Pacific coast of South America. It impacts the monsoon in India. A high El Nino has a negative effect in terms of the weather, agriculture and economics.

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What is ‘El Nino’?

A A phenomena in which equity market crashes due to sudden liquidity crunch

B A fungal outbreak that damaged huge paddy crop in South East Asia in 2016

C A regulatory instrument that is in place to prevent stock market crashes from occurring

D A climatic phenomenon which is the warm phase of the cycle of warm and cold temperatures in the Pacific Ocean

E A fraudulent email purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers

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