{"id":1146,"date":"2023-06-22T14:02:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T08:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:01:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:31:25","slug":"q-on-the-planet-earth-most-of-the-freshwater-exists-as-ice-caps-and-glaciers-out-of-the-remaining-freshwater-the-largest-proportion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-on-the-planet-earth-most-of-the-freshwater-exists-as-ice-caps-and-glaciers-out-of-the-remaining-freshwater-the-largest-proportion","title":{"rendered":"Q. On the planet earth, most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwater, the largest proportion:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is found in atmosphere as moisture and clouds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is found in freshwater lakes and rivers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exists as groundwater<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exists as soil moisture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (c) Exists as groundwater<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Out of the total&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/water-resources-upsc\/\">water&nbsp;<\/a>present on the planet earth, the&nbsp;<strong>majority is in the form of seas and oceans (more than 97.5 %) and is termed as a saline water.<\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;<strong>remaining water (2.5%<\/strong>)&nbsp;<strong>is termed as freshwater.<\/strong>&nbsp;Of the fresh water,&nbsp;<strong>only 0.3% is in liquid form on the surface<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The decreasing order of proportion of freshwater in different forms is as follows:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>snow caps, icebergs, and glaciers &gt; groundwater &gt;&nbsp;freshwater lakes &gt; atmosphere &gt; rivers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Water-distribution-on-Earth-1024x834.png\" alt=\"Water distribution on Earth\" class=\"wp-image-40904\" width=\"805\" height=\"655\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Earth_water_distribution-798x1024.webp\" alt=\"Earth water distribution\" class=\"wp-image-40905\" width=\"731\" height=\"938\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Continent or region<\/th><th>River runoff (km\u00b3\/year)<\/th><th>Percent of world total<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Asia (excluding Middle East)<\/td><td>13,300<\/td><td>30.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South America<\/td><td>12,000<\/td><td>27.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North America<\/td><td>7,800<\/td><td>17.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oceania<\/td><td>6,500<\/td><td>14.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sub-Saharan Africa<\/td><td>4,000<\/td><td>9.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Europe<\/td><td>2,900<\/td><td>6.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Australia<\/td><td>440<\/td><td>1.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Middle East&nbsp;and&nbsp;North Africa<\/td><td>140<\/td><td>0.3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Distribution of River water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_5fe0dc-b8 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_5fe0dc-b8 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_5fe0dc-b8\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer: (c) Exists as groundwater Notes: Continent or region River runoff (km\u00b3\/year) Percent of world total Asia (excluding Middle East) 13,300 30.6 South America 12,000 27.6 North America 7,800 17.9 Oceania 6,500 14.9 Sub-Saharan Africa 4,000 9.2 Europe 2,900 6.7 Australia 440 1.0 Middle East&nbsp;and&nbsp;North Africa 140 0.3 Distribution of River 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