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Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow : India’s water crisis is often attributed to lack of government planning, increased corporate privatisation, waste due to industrial and human activities, and government corruption. In addition, water scarcity in India is expected to worsen as the overall population is expected to increase to 1.6 billion by the year 2050.With a diverse population, that is three times the size of the United States but one-third its physical size, India has the second largest population in the world. According to the World Bank, India has taken significant steps to reduce poverty, but the number of people who live in poverty is still highly disproportionate to the number of people who are middle-income, with a combined rate of over 52% of both the rural and urban poor.Although India has made improvements over the past decades in both the availability and quality of municipal drinking water systems, its large population has stressed planned water resources and rural areas are left out. In addition, the rapid growth in India’s urban areas has stretched government solutions, which have been compromised by over-privatisation.Regardless of improvements to drinking water, many other water sources are contaminated with both bio and chemical pollutants, and over 21% of the country’s diseases are water related. Furthermore, only 33% of the country has access to traditional sanitation.One concern is that India may lack overall long-term availability of replenishable water resources. While India’s aquifers are currently associated with replenishing sources, the country is also a major grain producer with a great need of water to support the commodity. As with all countries with large agricultural output, excess water consumption for food production depletes the overall water table.On a positive note, some areas of India are fortunate to have a relatively wet climate, even in the most arid regions. However, with no rain catchment programs in place, most of the water is displaced or dried up instead of used. In these areas, rain harvesting could be one solution for water collection. The collected water can be immediately used for agriculture; and with improved filtration practices, to reduce water-borne pathogens.1. What percentage of the Indian population has access to traditional sanitation?a. 33%b. 41%c. 52%d. 21%2. What is expected to happen to the water scarcity situation by the year 2050 in India?a. Remain the same.b. Worsen.c. Improve.d. Remain unclear.3. Lack of government planning has led to India's :a. diverse population.b. food productionc. water crisis.d. water consumption.4. By the year 2050, India’s overall population is expected to increase to : a. 1.4 billion.b. 2 billion.c. 2.6 billion.d. 1.6 billion.5. India has taken significant steps to reduce poverty, according to the :a. World Bankb. rural communities.c. governmentd. United States.6. Collected water can be immediately used for :a. human consumption.b. agriculture.c. filtration.d. catchment programs.7. One concern is that India may lack overall long-term availability of ______water resources.a. non-renewableb. oceanc. replenishabled. ground8. With no rain catchment programs in place, most of the water in the most arid areas is displaced or dried up instead of being used.a. FALSEb. TRUE9. India has the least population in the world.a. FALSEb. TRUE10. India is also a major grain producer with a great need of water to support the commodity.a. FALSEb. TRUE