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A tubewell farmer in Punjab pumps heavily. Which States use groundwater most intensively?
AGoa, Sikkim, Tripura, Manipur
BBihar, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Nagaland
CPunjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
DChhattisgarh, Odisha, Kerala, Assam
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
1. Groundwater use is very high in the northwest.
2. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu lead.
3. Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Kerala use little.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 6, Water Resources._
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