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10 questions

#	Question	Year	UPSC Syllabus	Marks	GS Paper
2024
1	The groundwater potential of the gangetic valley is on a serious decline. How may it affect the food security of India?	2024	GS1-15.Geographical features and their location- Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.	15.0	GS1
2023
2	Why is the world today confronted with a crisis of availability of and access to freshwater resources?	2023	GS1-15.Geographical features and their location- Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.	10.0	GS1
2020
3	The interlinking of rivers can provide viable solutions to the multi-dimensional inter-related problems of droughts, floods and interrupted navigation. Critically examine. (नदियों को आपस में जोड़ना सूखा, बाढ़ और बाधित जल-परिवहन जैसी बहु-आयामी अन्तर्सम्बन्धित समस्याओं का व्यवहार्य समाधान दे सकता है l आलोचनात्मक परिक्षण कीजिए l)	2020	GS1-15.Geographical features and their location- Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.	15.0	GS1
2019
4	What is water stress? How and why does it differ regionally in India? (जल प्रतिबल (वाटर स्ट्रैस) का क्या मतलब है ? भारत में यह किस प्रकार और किस कारन प्रादेशिकत: भिन्न-भिन्न है ?) (15m,250 words)	2019	GS1-15.Geographical features and their location- Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.	15.0	GS1
2018
5	The ideal solution of depleting ground water resources in India is water harvesting system. How can it be made effective in urban areas?	2018	GS1-15.Geographical features and their location- Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.	15.0	GS1
2017
6	In what way can floods be converted into a sustainable source of irrigation and all – weather inland navigation in India?	2017	GS1-15.Geographical features and their location- Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.	15.0	GS1
2016
7	In what way micro-watershed Development projects help in water conservation in drought prone and semi-arid regions of India.	2016	GS1-15.Geographical features and their location- Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.	12.5	GS1
8	Present an account of the Indus Water Treaty and examine its ecological, economic and political implications in the context of changing bilateral relations.	2016	GS1-15.Geographical features and their location- Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.	12.5	GS1
9	The effective management of land and water resources will drastically reduce the human miseries. Explain	2016	GS1-15.Geographical features and their location- Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.	12.5	GS1
2015
10	India is well endowed with fresh water resources. Critically examine why it still suffers from water scarcity.	2015	GS1-15.Geographical features and their location- Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.	12.5	GS1