Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I:By 2025, two-thirds of the world's people will be living in water-stressed countries.
Statement II:The growth of water withdrawal and consumption in the industrial sector is going to overtake that in the agriculture sector by 2025.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Explanation
Statement 1 is true, as projections warn two thirds of people may live in water stressed countries by 2025.
Statement 2 is false, because agriculture will still consume far more water than industry in 2025.
Growing population and demand steadily raise the number facing water scarcity.
Agriculture remains by far the largest user, taking around seventy percent of freshwater withdrawals.
Industrial demand is rising but does not overtake the farm sector in this period.
Efficient irrigation and reuse are central to easing the projected water stress.
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