Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Water resources

Question:

Assertion:. The success of watershed development largely depends upon the commitment of the government and its bureaucracy.
Reasoning: The Central and State Governments have initiated many watershed development and management programmes in the country.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4: Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Assertion:. The success of watershed development largely depends upon the commitment of the government and its bureaucracy. This is false.  The success of watershed development mainly depends on active participation and cooperation of local communities and people rather than only government commitment.

Reasoning: The Central and State Governments have initiated many watershed development and management programmes in the country.This is correct. Both Central and State Governments have launched several programmes for watershed development and management.