Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Water resources

Question:

Match the following areas in List 1 with the programme related to water conservation being practised there, mentioned in List 2:

LIST-1: Programme

LIST-2: Place

(a) Neeru-Meeru

(i) Alwar

(b) Rural areas

(ii) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Arvary Pani Sansad

(iii) Haryali 

Options:

(a)- i, (b) iii, (c) ii

(a)- iii, (b) ii, (c) i

(a)- ii, (b) i, (c) iii

(a)- ii, (b) iii, (c) i

Correct Answer:

(a)- ii, (b) iii, (c) i

Explanation:

Haryali is a watershed development project sponsored by the Central Government which aims at enabling the rural population to conserve water for drinking, irrigation, fisheries and afforestation. The Project is being executed by Gram Panchayats with people’s participation. Neeru-Meeru (Water and You) programme (in Andhra Pradesh) and Arvary Pani Sansad (in Alwar, Rajasthan) have taken up constructions of various water-harvesting structures such as percolation tanks, dug out ponds (Johad), check dams, etc., through people’s participation.