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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 29

One of the techniques used for desalination of seawater is A. Filtration B. Distillation C. evaporation D. Condensation

  1. C

  2. B

  3. A

  4. D

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Answer: (B) B

Explanation

Distillation is a common desalination method: seawater is boiled and the steam condensed into fresh water, leaving the salt behind. Reverse osmosis is the other main method. Filtration cannot remove dissolved salt.