IPMAT Indore 2023 (VA) - _____________. Conflicts are now brewing over rivers and river basins shared by many countries around the world. This is not unexpected, given the fact that more than two hundred water bodies are shared by two or more countries. Strife over water, for example, is erupting throughout the Middle East, from the watersheds of the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. | PYQs + Solutions

IPMAT Indore 2023

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_____________. Conflicts are now brewing over rivers and river basins shared by many countries around the world. This is not unexpected, given the fact that more than two hundred water bodies are shared by two or more countries. Strife over water, for example, is erupting throughout the Middle East, from the watersheds of the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

With water becoming increasingly scarce and development of new sources of water extremely costly, international water tensions are expected to rise

It might be a cliche, but given how scarce it is, water is the new oil of the 21st century

The world does not consider water to be the scarce resource it is

Fresh water is increasingly in short supply, with nearly two-thirds of the global population living in water-stressed conditions

Correct Option: 1

The correct answer is option 1, which directly addresses the issue of scarcity and the ensuing international tensions over water, a topic that the subsequent sentences elaborate on. The option serves as a general introduction to the detailed instances of conflict that follow. The other options do not as effectively set the stage for the specific examples of water-related conflicts that the paragraph goes on to discuss.

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