Consider the following statements:

1. On the planet Earth, the freshwater available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found.

2. Of the total freshwater found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

A geographic region has the following distinct characteristics:

1. Warm and dry climate.

2. Mild and wet winter.

3. Evergreen oak tree.

The above features are the distinct characteristics of which one of the following regions? 

Westerlies in the Southern Hemisphere are stronger and persistent than in the Northern Hemisphere. Why?

1. The Southern Hemisphere has less landmass as compared to the Northern Hemisphere.

2. Coriolis force is higher in the Southern Hemisphere as compared to the Northern Hemisphere.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

A State in India has the following characteristics:

1. Its northern part is arid and semi-arid.

2. Its central part produces cotton.

3. The cultivation of cash crops is predominant over food crops.

Which one of the following states has all of the above characteristics?