WorksheetsWRIE NPTEL INTERNAL ASSIGNMENT 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The Ramsar convention 1971 is an -------------------- treaty
interstate
inter governmental
international
local society
a
b
c
d
NRW stands for
Non Revenew water
Non Renewable water
Non rechargable water
Non reachable water
The typical range of water consumed by a person in a day to fulfill the domestic needs is:
10-30 liters
100-200 liters
400-600 liters
700-1000 liters
Which among the following is the largest river system in the Deccan region of India?
ganga
godavari
narmada
brahmaputra
Allocation of Budgets is the obligation that Right to Water imposes on
State parties
Consumers
NGOs
Corporates/ Private companies
Sanitation is considered available when
sufficient number of toilets are available
collection, transport, treatment and disposal /reuse are ensured in hygienic way
when privacy is ensured especially for women and girls
toilet facilities are easily accessible and free
According to The Dublin Statement on Water and Sustainable Development what were the
serious and growing threat to sustainable development and protection of the environment-
Scarcity of water
Misuse of water
Both a and b
Neither a and b
The economic efficiency decreases related to sustainable management of water conflicts
when-
Improvement Cost < Value of demanded environmental functions
Improvement Cost = Value of demanded environmental functions
Improvement Cost and value of demanded environmental functions can’t be compared
Improvement Cost > Value of demanded environmental functions
Which of the followings is a case of trade-off between ecological sustainability vs. social
concerns
Planning full cost recovery through tariffs and reducing affordability
Prioritizing domestic uses over high-value uses like industrial processes
Sacrificing on ecological demands for fulfilling municipal demands
all of these
