UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Water governance in peri-urban areas

Question 1

As per the Census of India, to be classified as a Census Town a settlement must have at least a certain minimum proportion of its male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits. What is this minimum proportion?

Accepted Answer

75%

Answer

50%

Answer

60%

Answer

90%

Question 2

The Census of India applies a fixed set of quantitative criteria (relating to population size, density and non-farm employment) to classify a rural settlement as a Census Town. How many such criteria must be satisfied simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Answer

Five

Question 3

The dramatic near-trebling in the number of Census Towns in India — cited as evidence of rapid peri-urbanisation — occurred between which two decadal Census years?

Accepted Answer

2001 and 2011

Answer

1981 and 1991

Answer

1991 and 2001

Answer

2011 and 2021

Question 4

Approximately how many Census Towns were recorded in India in Census 2011?

Accepted Answer

3,894

Answer

1,362

Answer

2,553

Answer

5,161

Question 5

In which year was the Jal Jeevan Mission launched with the stated aim of providing a Functional Household Tap Connection to every rural household?

Accepted Answer

2019

Answer

2014

Answer

2017

Answer

2021

Question 6

The Jal Jeevan Mission (rural) is implemented by which Union Ministry?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Jal Shakti

Answer

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Rural Development

Answer

Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Question 7

The Pey Jal Survekshan, a challenge-based survey to assess equitable water distribution, wastewater reuse and water-body mapping, was initially piloted in how many cities?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

5

Answer

15

Answer

25

Question 8

Across India's differing water-supply arrangements, which of the following segments has achieved the highest level of household tap-water coverage?

Accepted Answer

Rural areas

Answer

Peri-urban Census Towns

Answer

Unauthorised urban colonies

Answer

Statutory-town slum clusters

Question 9

Which village on the edge of Delhi was highlighted as a lead case study of peri-urban water distress, its residents receiving water only on alternate days and during late-night hours?

Accepted Answer

Rawta

Answer

Bawana

Answer

Najafgarh

Answer

Narela

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Water governance in peri-urban areas

Q1. As per the Census of India, to be classified as a Census Town a settlement must have at least a certain minimum proportion of its male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits. What is this minimum proportion?

Q2. The Census of India applies a fixed set of quantitative criteria (relating to population size, density and non-farm employment) to classify a rural settlement as a Census Town. How many such criteria must be satisfied simultaneously?

Q3. The dramatic near-trebling in the number of Census Towns in India — cited as evidence of rapid peri-urbanisation — occurred between which two decadal Census years?

Q4. Approximately how many Census Towns were recorded in India in Census 2011?

Q5. In which year was the Jal Jeevan Mission launched with the stated aim of providing a Functional Household Tap Connection to every rural household?

Q6. The Jal Jeevan Mission (rural) is implemented by which Union Ministry?

Q7. The Pey Jal Survekshan, a challenge-based survey to assess equitable water distribution, wastewater reuse and water-body mapping, was initially piloted in how many cities?

Q8. Across India's differing water-supply arrangements, which of the following segments has achieved the highest level of household tap-water coverage?

Q9. Which village on the edge of Delhi was highlighted as a lead case study of peri-urban water distress, its residents receiving water only on alternate days and during late-night hours?