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प्रश्न
Give two main reasons why water scarcity occurs in India.
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उत्तर
Water scarcity occurs because:
(i) Seasonal rainfall
(ii) More demand due to increase in Population and Polluted water.
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Multiple choice questions
Based on the information given below classify each of the situations as ‘suffering from water scarcity’ or ‘not suffering from water scarcity’.
(a) Region with high annual rainfall.
(b) Region having high annual rainfall and large population.
(c) Region having high annual rainfall but water is highly polluted.
(d) Region having low rainfall and low population.
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What are the several methods applied for lifting water from wells?
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Give what are the conditions necessary for tube-wells.
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Or
Peninsular India is an ideal region for constructing tanks. Why?
What geographical advantages for irrigation does the Indo-Gangetic Plain have over the Deccan?
Which of the following is a ground water source?
