Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
Flood is a natural hazard that affects the Indian people in a big way. A flood is
AThe building up of large quantities of water ✓ Correct
BAny obstruction in the water flow
CA rise in the groundwater level
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (A) The building up of large quantities of water — A flood is the building up of large quantities of water, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★A flood is the building up of large quantities of water, so that is the answer.
★A flood happens when far more water gathers than the land can hold.
★This large build-up of water then spreads over the land.
★So a flood is the building up of large quantities of water.
★An obstruction or a rise in groundwater is not the flood itself.
★So the answer is the building up of large quantities of water.
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