UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Building India’s climate resilience with water at the core

Q1. With reference to the Atal Bhujal Yojana, consider the following States: 1. Gujarat 2. Punjab 3. Karnataka 4. Tamil Nadu Which of the above are correctly identified as participating States under the scheme?

  1. Gujarat
  2. Punjab
  3. Karnataka
  4. Tamil Nadu
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1, 3 and 4

Q2. The Jal Jeevan Mission, the flagship rural drinking water programme that anchors India's water-resilience strategy, is implemented by which one of the following?

  • A. Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development
  • B. Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti
  • C. Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • D. Department of Water Resources, RD & GR, NITI Aayog

Q3. At COP30 held in Belém (November 2025), how many indicators were adopted for the 'water and sanitation' thematic target under the Belém Adaptation Indicators framework operationalising the Global Goal on Adaptation?

  • A. 5
  • B. 7
  • C. 9
  • D. 11

Q4. With reference to the Jal Jeevan Mission, consider the following States/UTs claimed to have achieved 100% rural household tap water coverage as of October 2025: 1. Haryana 2. Gujarat 3. Bihar 4. Telangana Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified?

  1. Haryana
  2. Gujarat
  3. Bihar
  4. Telangana
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 2 only
  • C. 3 only
  • D. 3 and 4

Q5. The National Water Mission, often cited as the institutional anchor for India's water-centric climate adaptation, was instituted under which one of the following?

  • A. National Action Plan on Climate Change, 2008
  • B. National Water Policy, 2012
  • C. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
  • D. National Disaster Management Plan, 2016