Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
UGC NET December 2022 (21.02.2023) Shift-I
Given below are two statements. 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. 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 — Statement I is true and Statement II is false, so the answer is Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
Explanation
★Statement I is true and Statement II is false, so the answer is Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
★Projections warn that by 2025 about two-thirds of people will face water-stressed conditions.
★So statement I about widespread water stress is true.
★Agriculture still accounts for by far the largest share of freshwater withdrawals.
★Industry uses much less and is not projected to overtake agriculture by 2025.
★So the claim that industry overtakes agriculture is false, making statement II false.
★Therefore statement I is true while statement II is false.
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