FIA Assistant Director Paper 2019 Batch 3

Jamal Khashoggi was a Saudi journalist known internationally for his work and his tragic assassination in 2018. Therefore, the correct answer is Journalist.

When white light passes through a prism, it disperses into seven distinct colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. This phenomenon is due to the different wavelengths of light bending by different amounts.

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and therefore has the shortest orbital path and highest orbital speed, making it the fastest planet moving around the Sun.

The phrase requires an object form followed by a gerund to function correctly as the object of 'object to.' 'Him being taken on' is grammatically correct, while the other options are incorrect or ungrammatical.

Salinity of seawater is typically expressed as the amount of common salt (sodium chloride) per 1 kilogram of seawater, making option A correct.

The 33rd ASEAN Summit was held in Singapore. This is a well-documented fact from recent ASEAN meetings, confirming Singapore as the host country for this summit.

Vitamin D deficiency leads to rickets, a disease characterized by softening and weakening of bones in children, due to impaired calcium absorption. Measles and scurvy are caused by other factors (measles is a viral infection; scurvy is due to vitamin C deficiency).

The headquarters of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is located in Jakarta, Indonesia. This is the official and well-known location of ASEAN's main secretariat.

Venus is the brightest planet visible from Earth and is easily seen with the naked eye, often called the 'Evening Star' or 'Morning Star'. Saturn and Jupiter are visible but not as easily or as brightly as Venus. 'None of these' is incorrect because Venus is clearly visible.

Khewra Salt Mine is located in the Punjab province of Pakistan, making option A the correct answer. It is one of the largest and oldest salt mines in the world, situated near the city of Jhelum in Punjab.