UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statements A, C, D and F are correct because they emphasise interconnections among sectors, water dependence of energy production, the value of integrated planning and the cross-sector effects of demand and efficiency measures. Statement B is wrong since irrigation pumps and water conveyance can significantly increase energy use, and E is wrong because SDGs explicitly require integrated approaches across water, energy and food. Thus, the correct combination is A, C, D and F only.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect as it omits F, overlooking how demand management or efficiency in one sector can relieve pressure in the others. Without F, the answer underplays practical levers for improving nexus outcomes.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it includes B and excludes F. Accepting B ignores well-known links between irrigation expansion and energy demand, while dropping F removes an important strategy for reducing pressures.

Option C:
Option C is correct as it encompasses all the true statements about linkages, dependencies, planning and efficiency while rejecting B and E, which deny key aspects of the nexus and its relevance to SDGs.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect since it includes B and E, placing two clearly false statements alongside some true ones. It also omits A, ignoring the basic premise of interconnection central to the nexus concept.