Which of the following is CORRECT regarding the water harvesting is an age-old concept in India?

RRB Nsg Superintendent -29 April 2025 (Shift-1st)

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Appeared in: RRB Nsg Superintendent -29 April 2025 (Shift-1st)

Explanation

This option correctly pairs 'Khadins, tanks, and nadis' with the state of Rajasthan, where these systems have been traditionally used for centuries to conserve water in an arid environment.
Khadins are designed to harvest surface runoff for agriculture, while nadis are village ponds and tankas are underground tanks for storing drinking water.
The pairing is geographically and historically accurate, making it the correct answer among the choices.

Option A: Bandharas and tals are traditional water harvesting systems of Maharashtra, not Uttar Pradesh. The option presents an incorrect geographical pairing.
Option C: Bundhis are water harvesting structures commonly found in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The option incorrectly associates them with Maharashtra.
Option D: Pynes, along with Ahars, are traditional floodwater harvesting systems native to Bihar, used to manage river water for irrigation. They are not associated with Madhya Pradesh.

Visual 1: Infographic - A map of India highlighting different states and illustrating their unique traditional water harvesting systems. This provides a quick geographical reference.
Visual 2: Diagram - A simple schematic of a 'Khadin' system, showing the catchment area, the earthen bund (embankment), and the area where crops are grown using the stored moisture.

Clinical Relevance

Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain Traditional Water Harvesting Systems in India as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
While not a direct clinical question, understanding local water sources and conservation is vital for Community Health Nurses to assess risks of water-borne diseases (like cholera, typhoid) and promote safe water practices.
Knowledge of traditional systems can inform community-based health initiatives related to sanitation, hygiene, and ensuring water security, which are key determinants of public health.
What if? - If a community primarily relies on a 'Nadi' (village pond) that has become contaminated, the nurse's priority shifts from general health education to an urgent public health response: advising water purification methods (boiling, filtering), reporting to health authorities, and screening for outbreaks of diarrheal diseases.

How to Approach the Question

Identify the question's core task: to find the correctly matched pair of a water harvesting system and its corresponding Indian state.
Recognize this as a factual recall question based on general knowledge or geography.
Systematically evaluate each option. For each pair, ask yourself if the system is truly associated with the given state.
Use the process of elimination. If you know for a fact that one pairing is wrong (e.g., you know Pynes are from Bihar), you can discard that option.
Select the option that presents a factually accurate and well-known pairing. The association of Khadins and other structures with the desert state of Rajasthan is a classic example.

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