Question

Freshwater reserves like rain, snow available for human utility is about of the total water available on Earth.

• A. 1%
• B. 15%
• C. 10%
• D. 75%

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1%

Considering the total amount of water available on Earth, only 3% of water is fresh, while the remaining 97% of water is saline and cannot be utilised.
Out of this 3% of freshwater available, most of it is trapped in glaciers and icecaps, leaving nearly 1% of water reserves available for human utility in the form of rain and groundwater.