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Consider the following statements:

1. The level of groundwater utilisation is relatively high in the river basins lying in north-western region and parts of south India.

2. Ganga and the Brahamaputra basins, have about 46 per cent of the total replenishable groundwater resources.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

The groundwater utilisation is very high in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu. However, there are States like Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Kerala, etc., which utilise only a small proportion of their groundwater potentials. States like Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tripura and Maharashtra are utilising their ground water resources at a moderate rate. If the present trend continues, the demands for water would need the supplies.

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