Question

    What is the percentage decline in the annual per capita

    availability of water in India?
    A 70% Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 72% Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 75% Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 80% Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E 85% Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Various parts of the country are reeling under a severe drought and a water crisis. The per capita water availability in the country has come down 70% from 1951 to 2011, in a span of 60 years. Even the 2011 survey by the Central Ground Water Board indicates that ground water is over exploited in one out of every six assessed units.

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