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- Among the following which country has the highest life expectancy ?
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As per the World Health Organization data for 2015, Japan has the highest life expectancy of 84 years in the world. Japanese men and women are expected to live 80 years and 87 years respectively. The report of Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, released in August 2015, put the life expectancy for men and women at 80.5 and 86.83 years respectively.
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As per the World Health Organization data for 2015, Japan has the highest life expectancy of 84 years in the world. Japanese men and women are expected to live 80 years and 87 years respectively. The report of Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, released in August 2015, put the life expectancy for men and women at 80.5 and 86.83 years respectively.
- The serious environmental degradation of Maldives is considered to be essentially due to
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The Maldives’ environment comprises a delicate and complex series of ecosystems that are unique. However, the country’s small land area and population size, and the virtual isolation of a majority of its islands make their ecosystems, both on land and the sea, fragile. Current environmental issues have arisen due to the high population density and it concentration in a few islands, compounded by the increasing number of tourist resorts, making environmental management more difficult.
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The Maldives’ environment comprises a delicate and complex series of ecosystems that are unique. However, the country’s small land area and population size, and the virtual isolation of a majority of its islands make their ecosystems, both on land and the sea, fragile. Current environmental issues have arisen due to the high population density and it concentration in a few islands, compounded by the increasing number of tourist resorts, making environmental management more difficult.
- Which of the following countries has brought out a stamp on Mother Teresa to celebrate her birth anniversary ?
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The United States (US) Postal Service, on 26 August 2010, honoured India’s Nobel peace prize winner Mother Teresa by releasing a postage stamp on her birth centenary. Her portrait by award winning American artist Thomas Black shear II also featured on it. In 1996, the then president Bill Clinton and the US Congress awarded Mother Teresa honorary US citizenship.
Correct Option: B
The United States (US) Postal Service, on 26 August 2010, honoured India’s Nobel peace prize winner Mother Teresa by releasing a postage stamp on her birth centenary. Her portrait by award winning American artist Thomas Black shear II also featured on it. In 1996, the then president Bill Clinton and the US Congress awarded Mother Teresa honorary US citizenship.
- The National Police Academy is located ay :
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, popularly known as the National Police Academy, is located in Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana and de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh. It is the premier police training institution in the country.
Correct Option: B
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, popularly known as the National Police Academy, is located in Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana and de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh. It is the premier police training institution in the country.
- What is the currency of Saudi Arabia?
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Riyal is the currency of Saudi Arabia. It is subdivided into 100 Halalas. The name riyal derives from the Spanish word “real”, one of the currencies in the Mediterranean region during the Ottoman era. It has been the currency of Saudi Arabia since the country came into being in 1932.
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Riyal is the currency of Saudi Arabia. It is subdivided into 100 Halalas. The name riyal derives from the Spanish word “real”, one of the currencies in the Mediterranean region during the Ottoman era. It has been the currency of Saudi Arabia since the country came into being in 1932.