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The average salinity of seawater is

A) 35% B) 3.5%
C) 3% D) 2.5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3.5%

Explanation:

Seawater or salt water is water from a sea or ocean.

On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of approximately 3.5% or 35 parts per thousand. This means that for every 1 litre (1000 mL) of seawater there are 35 grams of salts dissolved in it.

 

Hence, The average salinity of seawater is 3.5%.

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Gas authority of India Ltd.(GAIL) is likely to bag equity participation in a transational pipeline project from the Caspian Sea to Central Europe. What is the name of this 3,300 km pipeline project?

A) Natural Gas Transmission Company B) SNTGN Transgar SA
C) O M V Aktiengesellschaft D) Nabucco Natural Gas Pipeline Project
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nabucco Natural Gas Pipeline Project

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What type of lens is a magnifying glass?

A) Diverging B) Spherical
C) Converging D) Achromatic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Converging

Explanation:

A magnifying glass is a convex lens that is used to produce a magnified image of an object. It is also called a hand lens in laboratory contexts.

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Who among the following has won the Pantaloon's Femina Miss India World, 2012 Awards

A) Prachi Misra B) Vanya Misra
C) Rochella Maria D) Sandhya Agarwal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vanya Misra

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The disease Goitre is caused in persons who do not have in their diet sufficient

A) calcium B) sodium
C) iodine D) iron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) iodine

Explanation:

Goitre is characterized by the swelling of the neck region. This is due to the enlargement of the thyroid gland which secretes hormone thyroxine. Thyroxine has iodine as an integral part of it. If there is not sufficient iodine in one's  diet, the thyroid gland swells up.

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The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is located in which place ?

A) Hyderabad B) Mussoorie
C) Pune D) Kolkata
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mussoorie

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FIFA 2018 World Cup won by

A) Croatia B) Brazil
C) Argentina D) France
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) France

Explanation:

France national football team has won the FIFA 2018 - an international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA once every four years. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018.

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Full-service airline Jet Airways has announced a partnership with ride-hailing app ________ to book airport cabs through the Jet Airways app itself in 2017.

A) Bookmycab B) Dot cabs
C) Meru D) Uber
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Uber

Explanation:

Full-service airline Jet Airways has announced a partnership with ride-hailing app Uber to book airport cabs through the Jet Airways app itself. The airline will partner Uber and facilitate travel from the airport once a passenger has booked a ticket on the Jet Airways app.

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