JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    More than 70% of worlds 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 freshwater, 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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