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Large circular current systems in the ocean basins are called:
ADrifts
BGyres
CTides
DSurges
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Gyres
1. Coriolis force turns water right in the north.
2. The circular flows are gyres.
3. They occur in all ocean basins.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 14, Movements of Ocean Water._
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