Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 62
With reference to the water on the planet Earth, consider the following statements: 1. The amount of water in the rivers and lakes is more than the amount of groundwater. 2. The amount of water in polar ice caps and glaciers is more than the amount of groundwater. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या
उत्तर: (B) 2 only
व्याख्या
Of freshwater, about 69% is in ice caps and glaciers, about 30% is groundwater, and less than 1% is in lakes and rivers.