(1) By encouraging them to consume more rice instead of millets daily and, thereby, reduce the amount of water consumption
(2) By providing them more insight into the water consumption cycle of the textile, aluminium and steel industries
(3) By making them aware ofthe linkages between water consumption for daily activities and the resource utilization and subsequent ecological destruction associated with it
(4) By publishing research findings of experts in popular media whereby people gain awareness on the impact of water misuse
(5) By conducting elaborate drives which notify the urban population about the penalties levied on misuse of water resources
2. Why, according to the author, is the water consumption for agricultural activities the least risky?
(1) The proportion of water consumed for agricultural activities is much less as compared to that consumed for domestic and industrial purposes.
(2) Most farmers are aware of the popular methods of water conservation and hence do not allow wastage of water.
(3) Water is fairly recycled through groundwater restoration due to water-logging and surface water evaporation.
(4) Farmers in India mostly cultivate crops that require less amount of water.
(5) None of these
3. Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate , title for the passage?
(1) Water Challenges in the New Millennium
(2) The Bureau of Water Efficiency vs the Bureau of Energy Efficiency
(3) Unchecked Urban Consumption of Water
(4) Challenges of the Agricultural Sector and Water Resources
(5) The Route to Conservation of Water Resources
4. What does 'low-hanging fruits that can be plucked, and pretty quickly' mean in the context of the passage?
(1) The bureau should employ the cheapest methods possible to effectively control the current situation of improper usage of water resources.
(2) The bureau should target the industrial sector as well as the domestic sector to reduce water wastage.
(3) The bureau should target the agricultural sector only for producing quick results in reducing wastage of water.
(4) The bureau should ensure that all the state officials concerned with the measures are actively involved.
(5) The bureau should start with adopting measures which are simple to execute and produce immediate results in reducing water wastage.
5. Which of the following, according to the author, is/are the indicationls of a water crisis?
(A) Many agrarian areas in the country are facing a drought-like situation.
(B) Almost three-fifths of the naturally available water has been reduced to a very critical level in a relatively short span of time.
(C) There has been a significant drop in the availability of water over the past fifty years.
(1) Only (B)
(2) Only (A) and (C)
(3) Only (C)
(4) Only (B) and (C)
(5) All (A), (B) and (C)
