Question

23. Which one of the following factors is mainly responsible for declining water level in India ? (a) Irrigation (b) Industrialisation (c) Urbanisation (d) Over-utilization -​

Answer 1

Answer:

Industrialization

Explanation:

Industrialization is responsible for declining water level in India.

Answer 2

The factor responsible is (d) Over-utilization​

• Human activities such as over usage and water pollution cause scarcity.
• Water pollution is mainly caused by, discharge of industrial wastes, washing of clothes in the ponds/lakes, discharge of radioactive material and also from leakage of tanks.
• Sewage water and overused household waste water directly go to the nearby ponds or directly to the rivers thereby making the water unfit.
• Moreover, with the fast rise in world population requiring more water, human activity is a primary source of water shortage.