Question

Why is water scarcity increasing day by day?

• A. Water cycle has stopped functioning.
• B. The total amount of water on Earth has decreased.
• C. The consumption of water has increased.
• D. There is an increasing frequency of floods.

Answer 1

The correct option is C The consumption of water has increased.

Water scarcity is both a natural and a human-made phenomenon. There is enough freshwater on the planet for seven billion people but it is distributed unevenly and too much of it is wasted, polluted and unsustainably managed.