Identifying the most practical and lasting solution for uneven water distribution
Question
Which one of the following best reflects the practical, rational and lasting solution?
Options
Constructing huge concrete storage tanks and canals across the country
Changing the cropping patterns and farming practices
Interlinking of rivers across the country
Buffer stocking of water through dams and recharging aquifers
Explanation
The passage highlights a severe temporal skew: 75\% of annual water arrives in a 120-day boom, followed by a 245-day bust. The author concludes that this specific "skewed water availability has to be managed and regulated for its consumption throughout the year."
The operational mechanism required to smooth out a massive seasonal resource boom is storing the excess during the flood period to deploy during the drought. "Buffer stocking" via dams and groundwater recharge represents this exact regulatory mechanism. Options (a) and (c) suggest massive, ecologically destructive mega-infrastructure unsupported by the text's focus on resilience, while option (b) ignores the water storage mandate entirely.
Answer: (d).
Question details
Year
2022
Paper
CSAT
Question
Q73
Section
Reading Comprehension
Sub-topic
Environment / Geography passage
Type
Factual single
Difficulty
Easy
Source hint
Passage 2 (Floods and droughts) - Q73
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