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  1. Consider the following statements:
    1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found.
    2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    2. A.

     1 only
    B.

     2 only
    C.

     Both 1 and 2
    D.

     Neither 1 nor 2

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    Answer : Option D

    Explanation :

    The earth has an abundance of water, but unfortunately, only a small percentage (about 0.3 percent), is even usable by humans. The majority of total freshwater on Earth, about 68.7 percent, is held in ice caps and glaciers.

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