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NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER SCREENING 2005

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                    More than 70% of world's freshwater is contained in:                                                                    

    A)                 Antarctica                                           

    B)                 Glaciers and Mountains

    C)                 Greenland                                         

    D)                 Polar ice

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                    Three fourth surface of earth (about 71% of total) is occupied by oceans which contain 97.5% of total water. This is marine water with about 3.5% salt contents. Rest water i.e., 2.5% is fresh water which occurs on land. Most amount of this water (about 1.97%) occurs as frozen   ice   caps and glaciers and 0.5% freshwater occurs as ground water.


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