उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा भारत की दृष्टि से सर्वाधिक तर्कसंगत एवं व्यावहारिक निहितार्थ हो सकता है?
- 1.नदियों के अंतःसंबंधन को प्रारंभ किया जाना चाहिए।
- 2.जल के यथोचित वितरण के लिए पूरे देश में बाँधों एवं नहरों के नेटवर्क का निर्माण किया जाना चाहिए।
- 3.कृषकों को बोरवेल की खुदाई के लिए सुलभ ऋण दिया जाना चाहिए।
- 4.कृषि में जल के प्रयोग को कानूनी रूप से नियंत्रित किया जाना चाहिए।
- 5.केन्द्र सरकार द्वारा विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में नदियों के जल के वितरण को नियंत्रित किया जाना चाहिए।
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With reference to the above passage, which of the following could be the most rational and practical implications for India?
1. Inter-linking of rivers should be undertaken.
2. A network of dams and canals should be built across the country for proper distribution of water.
3. Farmers should be provided easy loans for digging borewells.
4. Usage of water for agriculture should be regulated by law.
5. Distribution of river water among regions should be regulated by the Union Government.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 · (b) 2, 4 and 5 · (c) 1, 3 and 4 · (d) 2, 3 and 5
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (a) 1 और 2
The passage's problem is that monsoon water comes in a short burst, unevenly across regions, and much of it runs to the sea while some areas face drought and others flood. Storing it (dams and canals) and moving it from surplus to deficit rivers (inter-linking) answer exactly that.
- ✓ 1. The monsoon flows have a skewed 'spatial distribution' and river waters 'flow unutilized' while millions face droughts and floods — linking rivers moves surplus water to deficit areas.
- ✓ 2. The passage calls holding rainwater in reservoirs and releasing it over the year 'a necessity nobody can afford to overlook'; dams and canals do this.
- ✗ 3. Borewells draw groundwater; they do nothing to capture the monsoon flows the passage says are being lost.
- ✗ 4. The passage is about capturing and storing water, not about legally restricting its use in farming.
- ✗ 5. Which level of government should allocate river water is never raised.
Remember · A practical implication must solve the passage's own problem; drop steps about other resources or about who holds power.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2020, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·