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प्रश्न
Which of the following does not show water shortage?
विकल्प
Taps running dry.
Long queues for getting water.
Marches and protests for the demand for water.
A family gets three buckets of water per person per day.
उत्तर
A family gets three buckets of water per person per day.
Explanation:
The United Nations has recommended that a minimum of 50 litres of water should be available to each of us per person per day for drinking, washing, cooking and cleaning. This amount is about two and a half buckets of water per person per day. Therefore, a family getting three buckets of water per person per day does not show a water shortage.
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