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UPSC 2005: Consider the following statements : 1. Total land area of Earth is approximately 1475 lakh square kilometers 2. Ratio of land area to water area on Earth is approximately 1 : 4 3. Maximum percentage of Earth's water is in the Pacific Ocean. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 and 3
(b)2 and 3
(c)1 only
(d)3 only
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) 1 and 3
Earth’s land area is about 149 million km² (≈ 1475 lakh km²), so statement 1 is broadly accurate. Land comprises ~29 % of the surface (water ~71 %), giving a ratio near 1:2.4, not 1:4, so statement 2 is wrong. The Pacific Ocean contains the largest share of the planet’s ocean water (~46 %), so statement 3 is correct. Hence only statements 1 and 3 are true. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent?utm_source=openai))
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