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UPSC CSE Mains 2016 · GS1

The effective management of land and water resources will drastically reduce the human miseries. Explain.

Theme

T44 Water security: scarcity, conservation & management

What UPSC asks in this theme

A cross-paper favourite: freshwater crisis, why India suffers scarcity despite endowment, managing land and water, urban water harvesting, micro-watersheds, Jal Shakti Abhiyan, and new water technologies.

What to cover

Writing the answer

These notes are for the whole theme, built from all 7 of its PYQs. UPSC does not publish model answers.

On the map

Map module 2: Drainage & water bodiesMap module 4: World physical frameworkMap module 5: Hazard zones

More PYQs from this theme

  1. GS3202415 marks

    The world is facing an acute shortage of clean and safe freshwater. What are the alternative technologies which can solve this crisis? Briefly discuss any three such technologies citing their key merits and demerits.

  2. GS1202310 marks

    Why is the world today enfronted with a crisis of availability of and access to freshwater resources?

  3. GS32020

    What are the salient features of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan launched by the Government of India for water conservation and water security?

  4. GS12018

    “The ideal solution of depleting ground water resources in India is water harvesting system”. How can it be made effective in urban areas?

  5. GS12016

    In what way micro-watershed development projects help in water conservation in drought-prone and semi-arid regions of India?

  6. GS12015

    India is well endowed with fresh water resources. Critically examine why it still suffers from water scarcity.

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