India accounts for about _________ percent of the world’s surface area.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 2.45
India accounts for about 2.45 per cent of the world’s surface area. The other figures in the options belong to the same sentence: India has 4 per cent of the world’s water resources and more than 17 per cent of its population.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 20-06-2023 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2025-26): “Water Resources of India … India accounts for about 2.45 per cent of the world’s surface area, 4 per cent of the world’s water resources and more than 17 per cent of the world’s population. The total water available from precipitation in the country in a year is about 4,000 cubic km. The availability from surface water and replenishable groundwater is 1,869 cubic km. Out of this, only 60 per cent can be put to beneficial uses. Thus, the total utilisable water resource in the country is only…” |