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    DIRECTIONS: The following item consist of two statements. Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:               [NDA/NA 2016-I]
    Statement I: There is high salinity in Red Sea.
    Statement II: Rate of evaporation is high in Red Sea.

    A)  Both the Statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.

    B)  Both the Statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.

    C)  Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

    D)  Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I, Higher the rate of evaporation, higher is salinity. The Highest evaporation has been recorded along the tropic of Cancer and that is one of the reasons that region of Red Sea and Persian Gulf has one of the highest salinity.


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