{"id":91356,"date":"2025-06-01T10:54:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91356"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:54:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:54:05","slug":"which-of-the-following-are-the-key-features-of-national-ganga-river-ba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-are-the-key-features-of-national-ganga-river-ba\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following are the key features of National Ganga River Ba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following are the key features of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. River basin is the unit of planning and management.<\/li>\n<li>2. It spearheads the river conservation efforts at the national level.<\/li>\n<li>3. One of the Chief Ministers of the States through which the Ganga flows becomes the Chairman of NGRBA on rotation basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatements 1 and 2 are correct features of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), while Statement 3 is incorrect.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; NGRBA was constituted in 2009 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.<br \/>\n&#8211; It adopted the river basin as the unit for planning and management of the Ganga, recognizing the river and its tributaries as a single system (Statement 1).<br \/>\n&#8211; It was envisioned as an empowered planning, financing, monitoring, and coordinating authority for the Ganga River, spearheading conservation efforts at the national level (Statement 2).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\n&#8211; The Prime Minister of India was the ex-officio Chairman of the NGRBA. The Chief Ministers of the states through which the Ganga flows (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal) were members, along with relevant Union Ministers and experts, but they did not hold the Chairman position on a rotation basis (Statement 3 is incorrect).<br \/>\n&#8211; NGRBA was dissolved in 2016 and replaced by the National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga (National Ganga Council), which is also chaired by the Prime Minister.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following are the key features of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)? 1. River basin is the unit of planning and management. 2. It spearheads the river conservation efforts at the national level. 3. 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