Which of the following is true regarding how increasing population helps in the depletion of the water table?
It creates demand for the construction of houses, shops, offices, roads, and pavements.
It decreases the number of open areas like parks and playgrounds.
It decreases the seepage of rainwater into the ground.

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Statements 1 and 2

Only statement 3

All statements are true

Only statement 1

answer is D.

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The increasing population consumes more water for all their day-to-day activities. So, the increasing population ends up consuming more groundwater as well as allowing lesser water to seep into the ground. This results in the depletion of the water table.
The increasing population also decreases the number of open areas.
So all three statements are true.

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