Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (22.09.2022) Shift-I
Which of the following stores the maximum amount of liquid freshwater?
ARivers and streams
BGroundwater ✓ Correct
CFreshwater lakes
DWetlands
Correct answer: (B) Groundwater — The answer is groundwater.
Explanation
★The answer is groundwater.
★Groundwater lies beneath the surface in the pores and fractures of soil and rock.
★It makes up much of the readily available liquid freshwater on Earth.
★So groundwater stores the maximum amount of liquid freshwater.
★It far exceeds the water held in rivers, lakes or wetlands.
★The other options hold much smaller shares.
★So the answer is groundwater.
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