Water Scarcity Issues
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What is the predicted consequence of over-exploiting water resources by 2025?

  • Availability of excess water for domestic use
  • Rapid increase in agricultural productivity
  • Decrease in the global population
  • Nearly two billion people living in absolute water scarcity (correct)

What is the significance of conserving water?

  • Reduction in the number of glaciers
  • Avoiding dire consequences by saving ourselves (correct)
  • Solving the problem of overpopulation
  • Creation of more water resources

What action does the text suggest for conserving water?

  • Wasting water in ponds and tanks
  • Using water recklessly
  • Ignoring the scarcity of water
  • Reusing water for other domestic purposes (correct)

What is the main cause of water scarcity mentioned in the text?

<p>Over-exploitation of the limited drinking water (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is described as 'Amrit' in relation to sustaining life on earth?

<p>Water from clouds and glaciers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What will happen if people continue to use water recklessly according to the text?

<p>Facing dire consequences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of our ever-increasing population as mentioned in the text?

<p>Over-exploitation of water resources (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is described as a grim reality for both cities and villages?

<p>'Water shortage' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do people in countries with abundant water fail to do according to the text?

<p>Reuse water for gardening and other domestic purposes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is being emphasized as precious and should not be wasted according to the text?

<p>'Every drop of water' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following types of water usage with their descriptions:

<p>Daily use at home and for agriculture = Everyday water needs Drinking water from clouds and glaciers = Limited water source Reusing water for gardening = Using car wash water for another purpose Water scarcity in cities and villages = Grim reality of insufficient water supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following statements with their implications:

<p>Absolute water scarcity for two billion people by 2025 = Prediction due to over-exploitation Consequence of using water recklessly = Dire outcomes Necessity to conserve water in ponds and tanks = Way to safeguard precious resource Importance of saving water = Saving ourselves from consequences</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following actions with their suggested benefits:

<p>Conserving water in ponds and tanks = Preservation of precious resource Using water cautiously = Avoiding dire consequences Reusing water for other domestic purposes = Efficient use of resources Thinking about ways to conserve water = Future safeguarding of water supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following statements with their described consequences:

<p>Over-exploitation of water resources = Creation of scarcity due to population increase Failure to save water or lack of willingness to save it = Water scarcity as a result Lack of willingness to reuse abundant water = Failure to conserve resources Not being cautious in the use of water = Facing dire outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following descriptions with their related concerns:

<p>Scarcity of water due to over-exploitation = Signal to be cautious in using water Water shortage in cities and villages = Grim reality for urban and rural areas Consequence of over-exploiting water resources by 2025 = Need to wake up and take action now Water scarcity due to ever-increasing population = Prediction of absolute scarcity by 2025</p> Signup and view all the answers

Water is that ______ which daily sustains our life on the earth.

<p>Amrit</p> Signup and view all the answers

We need water for daily use at home and for ______.

<p>agriculture</p> Signup and view all the answers

Drinking water is however ______.

<p>limited</p> Signup and view all the answers

Our ever-increasing population has created scarcity of ______.

<p>water</p> Signup and view all the answers

It is predicted that by 2025, nearly two billion people will live in absolute water ______.

<p>scarcity</p> Signup and view all the answers

Every drop of water is precious and it must not go in ______.

<p>vain</p> Signup and view all the answers

Water shortage is a grim reality for the ______ as well as villages.

<p>cities</p> Signup and view all the answers

If we continue to use it ______, we will have to face dire consequences.

<p>recklessly</p> Signup and view all the answers

Water scarcity happens when people do not save water or even lack the willingness to save ______.

<p>it</p> Signup and view all the answers

People in such countries do not reuse ______.

<p>water</p> Signup and view all the answers

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