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Review Exercise




            1.  Study the given table about the present situation and goal of fifteenth
                five year plan about the supply of drinking water and answer the given
                questions.

                                                              Present
                                                                                  Goal
                 S.N.             Particular                  situation       (2080/81 BS)
                                                            (2074/75 BS)
                       Total population benefited
                   1.  from basic level drinking water           88                 99
                       facilities (in %).
                       Total population benefited from
                   2.  middle/high quality drinking              20                 40
                       water facilities (in %).
                a)  What programs have to  be launched  to  increase  the basic  drinking
                    water facilities to all the citizens?

                b)  Is it possible to achieve the objective of high quality drinking water
                    facilities? Discuss in class.


            2.  Complete  the  following  table  with  the  help  of  text,  atlas  and  other

                reference materials.

                                    Trade     Tourism  Popular                   Agriculture
                    Province                                        Minerals
                                    Centre      Place     Things                 Productions













            3.  Write short notes on:
                a)  Importance of alternative energy

                b)  ‘Clean drinking water, healthy life’
                c)  Importance of skilled human resources



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