Question

The ______ water utilisation is very high in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu.
1. rain
2. ground
3. river
4. sea

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : ground

The correct answer is ground.

• The groundwater utilization is very high in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu.
• Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tripura, and Maharashtra are utilizing their groundwater resources at a moderate rate.
• States like Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Kerala utilize only a small proportion of their groundwater potentials.

• The total replenishable groundwater resources in the country are about 432 cubic km.
• The Ganga and the Brahmaputra basins have about  46% of the total replenishable groundwater resources.
• The level of groundwater utilization is relatively high in the river basins lying in the north-western region and parts of south India.