Q21 of 34 Page 1

Study the pie-chart given below and answer the questions that follow-

a. Which sector’s share is the maximum in the usage of surface and groundwater?


b. What is the percentage of the agricultural sector in the usage of surface water and Groundwater?


c. Why the development of irrigation was assigned a very high priority in the Five years plans?


a. Agriculture sector’s share is the maximum in the usage of surface and groundwater


b. 89 and 92 percent respectively of the agricultural sector in the usage of surface water and Groundwater


c. The development of irrigation was assigned a very high priority in the Five years plans due to the following reasons:


a. India is an agrarian economy.


b. B. 2/3rds of the total population is dependent on agriculture.


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