{"id":38789,"date":"2024-04-23T10:54:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=38789"},"modified":"2024-04-23T10:55:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:55:40","slug":"upsc-prelims-2016-question-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-23\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2016 &#8211; Question 23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-prelims-test-series?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-%20PTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Prelims-Test-Series-eng-and-hindi-1280\u00d7330.svg\" alt=\"UPSC Prelims Mock Test - ECONOMY 2\" class=\"wp-image-24924\" width=\"779\" height=\"199\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" 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href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-23\/#The_correct_answer_is%E2%80%AF1_and_2_only\" title=\"The correct answer is\u202f1 and 2 only.&nbsp;\">The correct answer is\u202f1 and 2 only.&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-23\/#National_Ganga_River_Basin_Authority_NGRBA\" title=\"National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)&nbsp;\">National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-23\/#In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\" title=\"In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;\">In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li 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Chairman of NGRBA on rotation basis.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) 1 and 2 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) 2 and 3 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) 1 and 3 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) 1, 2 and 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_correct_answer_is%E2%80%AF1_and_2_only\"><\/span>The correct answer is\u202f<strong>1 and 2 only<\/strong>.&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"National_Ganga_River_Basin_Authority_NGRBA\"><\/span><strong>National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The Ministry of Jal Shakti\u202fis the nodal Ministry for the NGRBA (National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA).<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li>It\u202fis chaired by the Prime Minister and has as its members the Union Ministers concerned, the Chief Ministers of the States through which Ganga flows, i.e.\u202f\u202fUttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, among others.\u202f<strong>Hence statement 3 is not correct.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li>It has started the Mission Clean Ganga with a changed and comprehensive approach to champion the challenges posed to Ganga through four different sectors, namely, of wastewater management, solid waste management, industrial pollution and river front development.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>The river basin is the unit of planning and management, an\u202finternationally accepted strategy for integrated management of rivers.\u202fHence statement 1 is correct.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li>It is mandated to take up regulatory and developmental functions with sustainability needs for effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the river Ganga by adopting a river basin approach for comprehensive planning and management.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>It will spearhead 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