{"id":86628,"date":"2025-06-01T04:17:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86628"},"modified":"2025-06-01T04:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:17:22","slug":"the-term-wetland-implies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-term-wetland-implies\/","title":{"rendered":"The term wetland implies:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The term wetland implies:<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;land covered by rain water only.&#8221; option2=&#8221;slow moving water covered wet ground.&#8221; option3=&#8221;water logged wet ground.&#8221; option4=&#8221;fast moving water covered wet ground.&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC Geoscientist &#8211; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nA wetland is an area of land where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season. This results in waterlogged, wet ground.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe defining characteristic of a wetland is the presence of water, which leads to saturated or waterlogged soil conditions that influence the types of plants and animals that can live there.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nWetlands can be static or flowing, shallow or deep, and can include marshes, swamps, bogs, fens, estuaries, and other similar environments. 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