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UNESCO New Delhi, along with the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and other partners, organised a hybrid event with school children and teachers to celebrate ‘World Water Day 2021’. The event included felicitating the winners of a water conservation awareness programme, and screening of their winning animation short films, according to an official release. UNESCO launched this nation-wide programme for school children in India, in partnership with the National Mission for Clean Ganga, the United Schools Organization (USO), Water Digest and India based global animation major Toonz Media Group. Entitled ‘H2Ooooh!-Waterwise program for children of India’, this innovative initiative encouraged school students between the age of 6-14 years to submit story ideas for animated short films to raise awareness on water conservation and its sustainable use.
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World Water Day is observed on
World Water Day is observed on
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- April 20
- April 21
- March 22
- May 20
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The correct Answer is (C):March 22
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This question checks the date on which World Water Day is observed every year.
- April 20: This date does not correspond to World Water Day or any related UN water observance.
- April 21: This date is also not linked to World Water Day; it does not match any established international observance for water.
- March 22: This is the correct date. World Water Day has been observed on March 22 every year since the United Nations designated it following the 1992 Rio conference.
- May 20: This date does not match World Water Day either, and is not tied to any related global water observance.
Since only one of the four dates matches the day the United Nations actually designated for this observance, the other three can be set aside.
The correct answer is March 22.
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The theme of World Water Day 2021 was
The theme of World Water Day 2021 was
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- Valuing Water
- Conserving Water
- Saving Water
- Drinking Water
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The correct Answer is (A):Valuing Water
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This question checks the official theme chosen for World Water Day 2021.
- Valuing Water: This was the actual theme for 2021, focused on how water is valued in homes, food, culture, the environment and other areas of life.
- Conserving Water: This phrase sounds plausible for a water themed day but was not the specific theme chosen for 2021.
- Saving Water: This too is a reasonable-sounding water related phrase, but it does not match the actual 2021 theme.
- Drinking Water: This option narrows the focus to only drinking water, which is not how the 2021 theme was framed; the actual theme was broader in scope.
Only one of these four phrases matches the theme actually announced for World Water Day 2021, since the others describe water related ideas without being the specific wording used that year.
The correct answer is Valuing Water.
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On the occasion of World Water Day 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a campaign named
On the occasion of World Water Day 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a campaign named
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- Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Purify the Rivers
- Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain.
- Jal Shakti Abhiyan: No More Water Woes
- Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Become Water Wise
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The correct Answer is (B):Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain.
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This question checks the name of the campaign Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched on World Water Day 2021.
- Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Purify the Rivers: This phrase does not match the actual campaign launched in 2021; river purification was not the framing used for this specific initiative.
- Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain: This is the correct campaign, launched on March 22, 2021, focused on rainwater harvesting and water conservation ahead of the monsoon season, with the tagline "catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls."
- Jal Shakti Abhiyan: No More Water Woes: This phrase does not correspond to any campaign actually launched under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan banner.
- Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Become Water Wise: This too is not the actual name used for the 2021 campaign.
Of the four taglines, only one matches the campaign that was actually launched to encourage rainwater harvesting across the country that year.
The correct answer is Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain.
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The National Water Mission (NWM) has been constituted under the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) launched by the Prime Minister of India in 2009. Which of the following is not a goal of the NWM?
The National Water Mission (NWM) has been constituted under the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) launched by the Prime Minister of India in 2009. Which of the following is not a goal of the NWM?
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- Comprehensive water data base in public domain and assessment of the impact of climate change on water resource.
- Promotion of citizen and state actions for water conservation, augmentation and preservation.
- Comprehensive water data base in public domain and assessment of the impact of water resource on climate change.
- Increasing water use efficiency by 20%
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The correct Answer is (C): Comprehensive water data base in public domain and assessment of the impact of water resource on climate change.
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This question asks which of the four statements is not actually one of the goals of the National Water Mission, set up under the National Action Plan for Climate Change.
- Comprehensive water data base in public domain and assessment of the impact of climate change on water resource: This is a genuine goal. The mission aims to understand how a changing climate affects water availability, and to make water related data publicly accessible.
- Promotion of citizen and state actions for water conservation, augmentation and preservation: This is also an actual goal, encouraging both individuals and state governments to take active steps toward conserving and adding to water resources.
- Comprehensive water data base in public domain and assessment of the impact of water resource on climate change: This statement reverses the direction of the relationship. The mission's actual goal is to study how climate change affects water resources, not the other way around, so this reversed version is not a real goal.
- Increasing water use efficiency by 20%: This is a genuine, specific goal, targeting a defined percentage improvement in how efficiently water is used.
Three of the four statements describe the mission's actual, correctly directed goals, while the third option flips the cause and effect between climate change and water resources, which is not how the goal is actually framed.
The correct answer is Comprehensive water data base in public domain and assessment of the impact of water resource on climate change.
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In 2019, the Ministry of Jal Shakti was formed after merging the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and the Ministry of ______
In 2019, the Ministry of Jal Shakti was formed after merging the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and the Ministry of ______
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- Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
- Ports, Shipping and Waterways
- Water Conservation and Ganga Rejuvenation
- Inland Waterways and Ganga Rejuvenation.
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The correct Answer is (A):Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
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This question checks which ministry was merged with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2019 to form the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
- Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation: This is the correct ministry. It was merged with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2019 to create a single, unified Ministry of Jal Shakti covering all water related matters.
- Ports, Shipping and Waterways: This ministry deals with maritime transport and inland waterway navigation, an entirely different area from drinking water and river management, so it was not part of this merger.
- Water Conservation and Ganga Rejuvenation: This name is close to the correct one but is not accurate; the actual former ministry's title included Water Resources and River Development, not simply Water Conservation.
- Inland Waterways and Ganga Rejuvenation: This combines a transport related function with Ganga rejuvenation, which does not match the name or scope of the ministry that was actually merged.
Only one option correctly names the ministry that existed before 2019 and was folded into the new Ministry of Jal Shakti, since the other options either name unrelated ministries or slightly misstate the actual title.
The correct answer is Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
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