Option 1: l/10th - This option suggests that only 1/10th of the Earth`s land surface is desert. However, the correct answer is 3, indicating that 1/3rd of the Earth`s land surface is desert.
Option 2: l/5th - This option suggests that only 1/5th of the Earth`s land surface is desert. However, the correct answer is 3, indicating that 1/3rd of the Earth`s land surface is desert.
Option 4: l/6th - This option suggests that only 1/6th of the Earth`s land surface is desert. However, the correct answer is 3, indicating that 1/3rd of the Earth`s land surface is desert.
Therefore, the correct option is 3, which indicates that approximately 1/3rd of the Earth`s land surface is desert.