The highest proportion of the total water is used in the country in ________ sector.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Irrigation
Agriculture, which uses the water for irrigation, takes 89 per cent of the surface water and 92 per cent of the groundwater used in India.
Note: The same question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2022 on 16-07-2022 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2026-27): “Agriculture accounts for most of the surface and groundwater utilisation, it accounts for 89 per cent of the surface water and 92 per cent of the groundwater utilisation. While the share of industrial sector is limited to 2 per cent of the surface water utilisation and 5 per cent of the ground-water, the share of domestic sector is higher (9 per cent) in surface water utilisation as compared to groundwater.” |