Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
List I - List II
(a) Agulhas Current - (i) South Indian Ocean
(b) Benguela Current - (ii) North West African Coast
(c) Labrador Current - (iii) South Atlantic Ocean
(d) Canary Current - (iv) North Atlantic Ocean
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Question

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below : 
List I - List II
(a) Agulhas Current - (i) South Indian Ocean
(b) Benguela Current - (ii) North West African Coast
(c) Labrador Current - (iii) South Atlantic Ocean
(d) Canary Current - (iv) North Atlantic Ocean
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Accepted Answer

Here's a detailed explanation justifying why Option 3 is the correct answer and why the other options are incorrect:

**Justification for Option 3 being correct:**

Option 3 states:
*   (a) Agulhas Current - (i) South Indian Ocean
*   (b) Benguela Current - (iii) South Atlantic Ocean
*   (c) Labrador Current - (iv) North Atlantic Ocean
*   (d) Canary Current - (ii) North West African Coast

This is the correct matching because:

*   **Agulhas Current:** The Agulhas Current is a strong, warm ocean current located in the **South Indian Ocean**. It flows down the east coast of Africa.
*   **Benguela Current:** The Benguela Current is a broad, cold, northward-flowing ocean current that forms the eastern boundary of the **South Atlantic Ocean**. It flows along the west coast of southern Africa.
*   **Labrador Current:** The Labrador Current is a cold current in the **North Atlantic Ocean** that flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and Newfoundland.
*   **Canary Current:** The Canary Current is a cold, slow-moving ocean current that is part of the North Atlantic Gyre. It flows south along the **North West African Coast**.

**Explanation of why other options are incorrect:**

*   **Option 1: (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)**
    *   This is incorrect because it incorrectly associates the Agulhas Current with the North West African Coast, the Benguela Current with the South Indian Ocean, and the Labrador Current with the South Atlantic Ocean. The Canary Current is correctly associated with the North Atlantic Ocean, but the other mismatches make the entire option incorrect.

*   **Option 2: (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)**
    *   This is incorrect because it incorrectly associates the Agulhas Current with the South Atlantic Ocean, the Benguela Current with the North West African Coast, and the Labrador Current with the South Indian Ocean. The Canary Current is correctly associated with the North Atlantic Ocean, but the other mismatches make the entire option incorrect.

*   **Option 4: (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)**
    *   This is incorrect because it incorrectly associates the Labrador Current with the North West African Coast. While the Agulhas Current is correctly associated with the South Indian Ocean and the Benguela Current is correctly associated with the South Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Current is incorrectly associated with the North Atlantic Ocean. The mismatch of the Labrador Current makes the entire option incorrect.

In summary, only Option 3 provides the correct geographical associations for all four ocean currents, making it the correct answer.