Question

The water of the river Ganga has always been used for several purposes in India. It is used for domestic uses by the locals, for religious ceremonies by the whole country and for irrigation purposes by the farmers. This has resulted in the pollution of the river and the water of the river today is extremely dirty. It would take Government a huge amount of money to clean the river and yet the Government chose an action plan to clean the river rather than stopping people from using the river. 

 The statements above, if true, best support which of the following assertions?

1. The water of the river is the property of the people and they can pollute it as much as they like.
2. The Government cannot stop people from using Ganga's water as people would disobey the Government and break the laws in rebellion.
3. The water is also used by farmers, so the use of the river water cannot be stopped and pollution is just one of the consequences that we have to live with.
4. The Government has a lot of funds to spend on the cleaning of the river water. 
5. Stopping the use of the river water would only bereft people of water and would do nothing to clean the water, whereas an action plan works both ways. 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 5 : Stopping the use of the river water would only bereft people of water and would do nothing to clean the water, whereas an action plan works both ways. 

The given statements discuss the problem of river pollution in Ganga and the Government's decision to clean it. The river water can be used by anyone but polluting it further would only make the water more unfit for use and so option 1 cannot be right. Option 2 cannot be right either because it makes assumptions about the future actions without any basis while option 4 also makes assumptions about the budget of the Government without any basis. Option 3 states why the Government cannot stop the use of the river water as it is used for farming but it's also used by the locals and polluted water can be harmful for their health. Hence, option 3 is false. Option 5 gives a reasonable explanation that the use of the water cannot be stopped as it's used for several essential purposes and that also cannot clean the river, only action plans can do that. Hence, option 5 is the right answer.