Q49 / 200 · NEET 2005 · Botany
More than $70 \%$ of world's freshwater is contained in:
- Correct answerApolar ice
- Bglaciers and mountains
- CAntarctica
- DGreenland.
Solution
The distribution of water on the Earth's surface is extremely uneven. Only $3 \%$ of water on the surface is fresh; the remaining $97 \%$ resides in the ocean. Of freshwater, $69 \%$ resides in glaciers, $30 \%$ underground, and less than $1 \%$ is located in lakes, rivers, and swamps. Freshwater is water that contains little or no dissolved salt. Most freshwater is frozen in ice caps and glaciers.


Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.