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1. Which part of the earth’s surface is covered with water?

2. What ensures that water is a renewable resource?

3. By which year is it predicted that nearly two billion people will live in absolute water scarcity?

4. Which factor is the largest consumer of water in India?

5. What leads to falling groundwater levels?

6. What percentage of India’s electricity is produced by hydroelectric power?

7. Which mission aims to provide potable piped water to rural households?

8. What is the main cause of water scarcity in cities despite ample water availability?

9. Which river project integrates conservation of water with flood control?

10. Who called dams the “temples of modern India”?

11. Which project uses water from the Sutluj-Beas river basin for irrigation and hydel power?

12. What problem is caused by regulating and damming rivers?

13. Which movement opposed the Sardar Sarovar Dam?

14. What ecological issue arises due to irrigation-based cropping patterns?

15. Which state faced a dispute with Maharashtra over the Krishna-Godavari water?

16. Which dam is built across the Narmada River?

17. What is the main disadvantage of big dams during excessive rainfall?

18. Which traditional water harvesting system is used in Western Himalayas?

19. Which traditional system is used in Jaisalmer to store rainwater in fields?

20. Where are tankas mainly found as underground water storage?