Q. With reference to Water Atlas, consider the following statements:
1. It maps all the water bodies in the tiger-bearing areas of India.
2. The atlas has been put together using remote-sensing data and Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping.
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. 

  • The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has released a Water Atlas. The atlas maps all the water bodies in the tiger-bearing areas of India. 
  • The atlas contains information about presence of such bodies in several areas including the Shivalik Hills and Gangetic plain landscape, Central Indian Landscape and Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats landscape etc. 
  • The atlas has been put together using remote-sensing data and Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping. 

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