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Which of the following is a source of fresh water?

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  1. Rain water

  2. Ground water

  3. Surface run-off

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The rainwater ,groundwater and surface runoff are the source of freshwater.

Fresh water is naturally occurring water on Earth's surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, icebergs, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams.
Thus all the three of the options are correct.

The given table shows properties of 

system  intracellular concentration of water  Extracellularconcentration of water
A 0.09 m  0.11 m
B 0.2 m 0.5 m
C 0.05 m 0.7 M
D 0.03 0.6 M

four cells system A, B, C and D. The maximum rate of inward diffusion of water will be observed in which of these system?

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  1. system A

  2. system B

  3. system C

  4. system D

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Correct Option: A

Running water is called

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  1. Lentic

  2. Lotic

  3. Standing water

  4. Streams

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Correct Option: B

Human faeces is main source of organism, in

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  1. Air

  2. Water

  3. Atmosphere

  4. Forests

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Correct Option: B

Solubility of oxygen in water is directly proportional to

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  1. Temperature

  2. Pressure

  3. Nutrients

  4. All of above

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Correct Option: B

What are examples of lotic water?

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  1. Streams, river and springs

  2. River, Lake and Ponds

  3. Swamps and Lakes

  4. Lakes and ponds

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Correct Option: A

What is structure of water?

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  1. Bihedral

  2. Trihedral

  3. Tetrahedral Arrangement

  4. Singe hedral

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Correct Option: C

A local system of harvesting in M.P and U.P are

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  1. Bawaries

  2. Khadins

  3. Bundhis

  4. Ponds

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Correct Option: A

The upper part of sea water mainly contains ______________.

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  1. Nektons only

  2. Planktons only

  3. Nektons and planktons both

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Plankton's are passively drifting or floating organisms. Most of these minute organisms, plankton includes photosynthesizing organisms as well as heterotrophic organisms.

So, the correct answer is 'Planktons only'

Maximum absorption of rainfall water is done by ______________.

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  1. Tropical deciduous forest

  2. Tropical evergreen forest

  3. Tropical Savannah

  4. Scrub forest

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The biome occurs in equatorial or sub equatorial regions where both rainfall and warmth are abundant Rainfall is above 140 cm/yr usually between 200-500 cm/yr. It may be upto 1000 cm. Rain occurs through major parts of the year.

So, the correct answer is 'Tropical evergreen forest'