Question

In terms of water availability per person per annum, India ranks ___________.
(A) 80
(B) 95
(C) 116
(D) 133

Answer 1

Hint: According to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, 135 litres for each capita every day has been recommended as the benchmark for metropolitan water supply. India holds about 4% of worldwide freshwater and 16% of its populace

Complete answer:
India receives nearly 4 per cent of the global precipitation and ranks 133 in the world in terms of water availability per person per annum. Almost 70% of water sullied, India positions 120th of 122 nations in a worldwide water quality record, the report noted.

The two primary wellsprings of water in India are precipitation and icy snowmelt in the Himalayas. Despite the fact that day off ice sheets are helpless makers of freshwater, they are acceptable merchants as they yield at the period of scarcity, in the hot season.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note:
1) The per capita accessibility of water is assessed to decay further to 1,465 cubic meters by 2025 and 1,235 cubic meters by 2050.
2) The report likewise featured that India utilizes the biggest measure of groundwater - 24 percent of the worldwide aggregate, more than that of China and the US joined - and is the third biggest exporter of groundwater - 12 percent of the worldwide aggregate.