UPSC Geography Human Resources Question Bank Social and Economic Geography of the World

On the planet earth most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwaters, the largest proportion is

A) is found in atmosphere as moisture and clouds.

B) is found in freshwater lakes and rivers.

C) exists as groundwater.

D) exists as soil moisture.

Correct Answer: C

Solution :

Of the total water available on the planet earth, 97.4 per cent is in oceans and seas and only 2.6 per cent is fresh water. The distribution of the freshwater available on the planet earth is as follows:

Source	Quantity (cubic km)	Percentage of the total freshwater
1. Snow caps, Icebergs and Glaciers 2. Groundwater up to 0.8 km depth 3. Groundwater 0.8-4 km depth 4. Soil Moisture 5. Freshwater lakes 6. Atmosphere 7. Rivers	27,818,246 3,551,572 4.448,470 61,1234 126,070 14,408 1.081	77.23 9.86 12.35 0.17 0.35 0.04 0.003

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UPSC Geography Human Resources Question Bank Social and Economic Geography of the World

question_answer On the planet earth most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwaters, the largest proportion is A) is found in atmosphere as moisture and clouds. B) is found in freshwater lakes and rivers. C) exists as groundwater. D) exists as soil moisture.

On the planet earth most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwaters, the largest proportion is

A) is found in atmosphere as moisture and clouds.

B) is found in freshwater lakes and rivers.

C) exists as groundwater.

D) exists as soil moisture.