The world’s saltiest body of water is:
- A. Don Juan Pond
- B. Lake Retba
- C. Lake Vanda
- D. Laguna Cejar
Correct Answer: A. Don Juan Pond
Don Juan Pond in Antarctica is the saltiest body of water, with more than 40 percent salinity, the lake never freezes even at temperatures as low as -22 degrees Fahrenheit. The Don Juan Pond is a small and very shallow hypersaline lake lies nestled in the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica.
Correct Answer: D. Turkey
Hagia Sophia the former Church of Hagia Sophia and now also known as the Holy Mosque of Hagia Sophia, is a historic house of worship located in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday 10 July 2020 made the announcement to turns iconic Istanbul museum into a mosque.
Correct Answer: A. United States
Correct Answer: D. Indian Occupied Kashmir
Correct Answer: B. Stephen Philip Cohen
Correct Answer: D. 9th
Correct Answer: A. 1 December 1959
The Antarctic Treaty was signed in Washington on 1 December 1959 by the twelve countries whose scientists had been active in and around Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957-58. It entered into force in 1961 and has since been acceded to by many other nations. The total number of Parties to the Treaty is now 54. Among the signatories of the Treaty were seven countries – Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom.