Kaveri Case Study
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Q. Kaveri river passes through which of the following states?
- Kerala
- Puducherry
- Telangana
- Karnataka
Q.
There are 40 villages in a district where the government has made no provision for drinking water. These villagers met and considered many methods of forcing the government to respond to their need. Which of these is not a democratic method?
(a) Filing a case in the courts claiming that water is part of right to life.
(b) Boycotting the next elections to give a message to all parties.
(c) Organising public meetings against government’s policies.
(d) Paying money to government officials to get water.
Q.
There are 40 villages in a district where the government has made no provision for drinking water. These villagers met and considered many methods of forcing the government to respond to their need.
Which of these is not a democratic method?
- Organising public meetings against governments policies.
- Paying money to government officials to get water.
- Boycotting the next elections to give a message to all parties.
- Filing a case in the courts claiming that water is part of right to life.
Q. The Krishna river flows through which of the following states?
- Jharkhand
- Odisha
- Maharashtra
- Kerala
Q. The river Kaveri does not pass through which of the following states?
- Kerala
- Andhra Pradesh
- Puducherry
- Tamil Nadu
Q. How many states does the Krishna river pass through?
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
Q. River disputes can be resolved if _______ between the states.
- we plant more trees
- we encourage rainwater harvesting
- we share equal amount of water
- we figure an equitable way of sharing water
Q. The Kaveri dispute is majorly between the states of Karnataka and
- Telangana
- Kerala
- Tamil Nadu
Q. Which statement is true in the context of rivers of India?
- Some state boundaries in India are made based on river flows.
- Some rivers originate and end in the same state.
- One has to always take the government's permission to casually access rivers.
- A state from where a river originates has more right to use its water than the state it flows into.
Q. Equal allocation of river water to the residents living nearby can be one solution to the Kaveri dispute.
- True
- False
