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Surface currents make up about what share of all ocean water?
A50 per cent
B25 per cent
C10 per cent
D90 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 10 per cent
1. They occupy the upper 400 m.
2. Surface currents are about 10 per cent.
3. Deep water currents are the other 90.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 14, Movements of Ocean Water._
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