Identify the correct statements regarding water resources of India.(A…

Identify the correct statements regarding water resources of India.

(A) India accounts for about 4 percent of the world’s water resources.

(B) Annual precipitation in India is about 2000 cubic km.

(D) Agriculture sector is the leading consumer of surface and groundwater.

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (C) and (D) only

(A) India accounts for about 4 percent of the world’s water resources. Correct. India has about 2.45 per cent of the world’s surface area, 4 per cent of its water resources and more than 17 per cent of its population.

(B) Annual precipitation in India is about 2000 cubic km. Incorrect. The total water available from precipitation in a year is about 4,000 cubic km, twice the figure given.

(C) The total utilisable water resource in the country is about 1122 cubic km. Correct. Of the 1,869 cubic km available from surface water and replenishable groundwater, only 60 per cent can be put to use, so the total utilisable water resource is 1,122 cubic km.

(D) Agriculture sector is the leading consumer of surface and groundwater. Correct. Agriculture accounts for 89 per cent of surface water and 92 per cent of groundwater utilisation, far more than industry or domestic use.

NCERT (2025-26): “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.…”

“Water Demand and Utilisation … 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.…”