Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| Water Resource in India | Characteristics | ||
| (a) | India’s percentage of World’s Water Resource | (i) | 1,869 cubic km |
| (b) | Annual volume of available water from precipitation | (ii) | 4 percent |
| (c) | Availability from surface water and replenishable ground water | (iii) | 4,000 cubic km |
| (d) | Total utilisable water | (iv) | 1,122 cubic km |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i), (d) - (iv)
(a) India’s percentage of World’s Water Resource — this matches (ii) 4 percent. India has about 4 per cent of the world’s water resources.
(b) Annual volume of available water from precipitation — this matches (iii) 4,000 cubic km. About 4,000 cubic km of water comes from precipitation in a year.
(c) Availability from surface water and replenishable ground water — this matches (i) 1,869 cubic km. Surface water and replenishable groundwater together give 1,869 cubic km.
(d) Total utilisable water — this matches (iv) 1,122 cubic km. Only 60 per cent of the 1,869 cubic km can be put to use, so the utilisable water is 1,122 cubic km.
NCERT (2026-27): “Water Resources of India … India accounts for about 2.45 per cent of the world’s surface area, 4 per cent of the world’s water resources and more than 17 per cent of the world’s population. The total water available from precipitation in the country in a year is about 4,000 cubic km. The availability from surface water and replenishable groundwater is 1,869 cubic km. Out of this, only 60 per cent can be put to beneficial uses. Thus, the total utilisable water resource in the country is only 1,122 cubic km.” |