CSE · GS-3Official PYQ · CSE 2017 · Q8Environment · Environment & Pollution · 10 marks · 150 words
English
Not many years ago, river linking was a concept but it is becoming a reality in the country. Discuss the advantages of river linking and its possible impact on the environment.
हिन्दी
यह बहुत वर्षों पहले की बात नहीं है जब नदियों को जोड़ना एक संकल्पना थी, परन्तु अब यह देश में एक वास्तविकता बनती जा रही है। नदियों को जोड़ने से होने वाले लाभों पर एवं पर्यावरण पर इसके संभावित प्रभाव पर चर्चा कीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2017 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Environment · Environment & Pollution
Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
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