With reference to Waterways in India, consider the following statements:1.As per constitutional provisions, only those waterways which are declared as National Waterways come under the purview of the Central Government.2.Inland waterways have low transport speed thus not suitable where time is an important factor.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Notes:

Both statements are correct.

Statement 1 is correct: As per constitutional provisions, only those waterways which are declared as National Waterways come under the purview of Central Government while rest of waterways remain in the purview of respective State Government.
Statement 2 is correct:Inland waterways have low transport speed thus not suitable where time is an important factor. It has a limited area of operation, depending on the infrastructural premises and depth of the waterways. There are only very few cases in which Inland water transport (IWT) can offer door-to-door transport of cargo.

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