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UPSC Prelims 1988Question 59Geography

Seawater is saltier than rain water because

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  1. (a)Sea beds have salt producing mines.
  2. (b)Rivers wash away salts from the earth and pour them into sea.
  3. (c)The air around sea is saltish.
  4. (d)Sea animals are salt producing

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