Question : What percentage of Earth’s water is fresh?
Option 1: 4.8 per cent
Option 2: 5.2 per cent
Option 3: 3.9 per cent
Option 4: 2.7 per cent
Correct Answer: 2.7 per cent
Solution : The correct answer is 2.7 per cent.
Around 2.7 per cent of the Earth’s water is fresh, and the maximum of this freshwater is found in ice and groundwater form. The majority of the total water present on the Earth is found in seas and oceans and is known as saline water. The order of freshwater found on Earth is Glaciers>Groundwater>Freshwater lakes>Rivers.
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Question : In 1950-51, what percentage of the GDP of India was contributed by the industrial sector?
Option 1: 22 per cent
Option 2: 28 per cent
Option 3: 13 per cent
Option 4: 16 per cent
Question : Living organisms have been on Earth for how much per cent of Earth's history?
Option 1: 80%
Option 2: 20%
Option 3: 60%
Option 4: 40%
Question : Rupu’s income is 20% more than Madhu’s income. Madhu’s income is less than Rupu’s income by:
Option 1: $17 \frac{2}{3} \%$
Option 3: $18 \frac{2}{3} \%$
Option 4: $16 \frac{2}{3} \%$
Question : A place where there is constant intermingling of salt water and fresh water is ____
Option 1: Estuary
Option 2: Delta
Option 3: Gulf
Option 4: Bay
Question : ______ is a naturally occurring phenomenon that is responsible for the heating of the Earth’s surface and atmosphere.
Option 1: Greenhouse effect
Option 2: Radiation
Option 3: Global warming
Option 4: Global heating
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