- China
- Vietnam
- Malaysia
- Brunei
Explanation:
China will build its first national underwater observatory in the disputed South China Sea. Such a platform will reportedly allow the country to keep a check on underwater physical, chemical, and geological dynamics in real time and will also be used for other purposes. The construction work on the platform will be done with the help of Shanghai’s Tongji University and the Institute of Acoustics. By building this underwater observation platform, China will become an active part of the international competition. China has maritime disputes in the South China Sea and East China Sea. It claims almost all the waters, which carry a third of the world’s maritime traffic and has huge amounts of oil and natural gas. The waters are also claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. China also contests Japan’s hold over the islands in the East China Sea.
Isohaline are the lines joining the points in the ocean that have equal _____?
- Density
- Salinity
- Temperature
- None of the above
- Syed Ahmad Khan
- Hasrat Mohani
- Maulana Azad
- Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Which Indian golfer has clinched the 2017 Macao Open golf tournament?
- Ajeetesh Sandhu
- Jyoti Randhawa
- Arjun Atwal
- Gaganjeet Bhullar
Explanation:
Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar has clinched the 2017 Macao Open golf tournament title to bag his 8th Asian Tour title. As a result, Bhullar etched his name on the Macao Open trophy for the second time having previously won the event in 2012. It was also Bhullar’s third wire-to-wire victory of his career following the Macao Open 2012 and the Indonesia Open 2013. With this, he equalled Arjun Atwal and Jyoti Randhawa’s record of most wins (8) by an Indian on the Asian Tour.
Which Indian-origin boy has recently got top score in Mensa IQ in United Kingdom (UK)?
- Milan Sharma
- Jayeesh Seth
- Dhruv Garg
- Nitin Das
Explanation:
Dhruv Garg, an Indian-origin boy from Wokingham in south east England, in the United Kingdom (UK) has got the highest possible score of 162 on a Mensa IQ test that placed him in the top 1% people in the world who achieved this feat. Garg, who goes to Reading School, a grammar in Berkshire, has also been developing an app to combat social isolation by helping lonely people meet up. The app connects people who live in the same area who want to meet new people. Mensa is believed to be the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world. Membership is open to anyone who can demonstrate an IQ in the top two per cent of the population, measured by a recognised or approved IQ testing process.
- England
- Russia
- France
- United States
Explanation:
Internationally acclaimed author Neil Gaiman has been appointed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador to raise awareness about the plight of forcibly displaced people and to generate much needed funds. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book.
- George Yule
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- W.C. Bannerji
- W. Wedderburn
- the enlightened one
- the religious preacher
- the genius
- the powerful
- Bhagat Singh
- Bipin Chandra Pal
- Jatin Das
- Subhash Chandra Bose
- 1767
- 1761
- 1556
- 1526