Multiple Choice QuestionOf all the uses of the Ganges River, which one, when it ceases, will enhance the quality of all the others?Multiple choice question.Sacred bathingIrrigationHydroelectric powerSewage disposalDrinking water source

Multiple Choice QuestionGlobal human water use is Blank______.Multiple choice question.stabilizing only for agricultural usedecreasing for both domestic and industrial usesdecreasing rapidlyincreasing

The largest single use of freshwater withdrawal in the world is for Blank______.Multiple choice question.drinking watermining productionrecreation (i.e., water parks, pools)irrigation

Multiple Choice QuestionOf the 26 rivers in China's Shanxi Province, Blank______ percent are so polluted that they are considered unfit for human use.Multiple choice question.80604533

Multiple Choice QuestionNearly 40 percent of freshwater used for agricultural and domestic use in the United States comes from Blank______.Multiple choice question.desalinized ocean waterlakes and riversglaciersgroundwater

The holy river Ganges is in a bad state and is cause of many health problems in India. The river flows through 100 cities with populations over 100,000, and 97 cities and 48 towns with populations between 50,000 to 100,000. A large proportion of sewage water with higher organic load in the Ganges is from this population through domestic water usage, Industry effluents, Open Defecation, Dumping of Fly ash from power plants, Idol submersion, Biodegradable compound magnification, Heavy Flooding, Glacier melting. It is all because of the establishment of a large number of industrial cities on the bank of the Ganges like Kanpur, Prayagraj/Allahabad, Varanasi and Patna, countless tanneries, chemical plants, textile mills, distilleries, slaughterhouses, and hospitals prosper and grow along this and contribute to the pollution of the Ganges by dumping untreated waste into it along with harmful agricultural practices and other anthropogenic activities. Attempt the following questions after reading the case study.1. What are the different causes of pollution in Ganga?2. Which is the major cause for the pollution in Ganga?3. What are the possible impact of River pollution in India?4. What measures is being taken by GoI (Government of India? Name the different schemes and Action plans.