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Rooftop rainwater harvesting is the most common practice in which state capital, despite record rainfall 55 km away?

AShillong
BKohima
CAizawl
DGangtok
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Shillong
1. Cherrapunjee and Mawsynram are nearby. 2. Shillong still faces acute shortage. 3. Nearly every household harvests rooftop rain. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India II, Chapter 3, Water Resources._
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