The percentage of water bound in lithosphere and sedimentary rocks is:

Related Mcqs:

1. The herb stage in a lithosphere is immediately followed by plants like:

   A. Potantilla
   B. Zizyphus
   C. Umbilicaria
   D. Grimmia

2. The herb stage in a lithosphere has predominance of plants like

   A. Rhus
   B. Weissia
   C. Poa
   D. Capparis

3. Which one of the following pairs is a sedimentary type of biogeochemical cycle?

   A. Oxygen and nitrogen
   B. Phosphorus and Sulphur
   C. Phosphorus and CO2
   D. Phosphorus and nitrogen

4. The sulphate rocks are formed in ocean by leaching of:

   A. FeS and Fe2S3
   B. Organic sulphates and -SH
   C. Soluble inorganic sulphates
   D. All of these

5. Plants growing on rocks are called on:

   A. Psychrophytes
   B. Lithophytes
   C. Halophytes
   D. Sciophytes

6. Percentage of water left in the soil when a plant wilts is known as:

   A. Turgidity
   B. Wilting coefficient
   C. Field capacity
   D. Water retaining power of the soil

7. The percentage of water found in oceans is:

   A. 89%
   B. 93%
   C. 97%
   D. 86%

8. The percentage of run off water reaching the ocean and evaporation into atmosphere is respectively:

   A. 27 & 73
   B. 73 & 27
   C. 37 & 63
   D. 63 & 37

9. When a big fish eats a small fish, which easts water-fleas supported by phytoplankton, the water leas are:

   A. Primary consumers
   B. Producers
   C. Secondary consumers
   D. Top consumers in this food chain

10. The importance of watershed management was realized when Pakistan signed Indus Water Treaty with India through which right of water of ______ was given to India while Pakistan has the right on river Indus and Jhelum:

    A. Chenab
    B. Ravi
    C. Sutlij
    D. All of the above