Question
[3]. Passage: A river in a city is often treated as a drain, yet its revival changes far more than water quality. When banks are reclaimed from encroachment, floodplains regain room to absorb monsoon surges, groundwater recharges, and birds return to reed beds that had vanished. Restoration fails when it is reduced to beautification: concrete embankments and ornamental lawns may look tidy but they destroy the shallow edges where fish breed and where floodwater spreads safely. Successful projects therefore protect the river's natural gradient, reconnect old channels, involve riverside communities in monitoring, and judge success by ecological indicators rather than by photographs of a promenade. In the passage, the word 'encroachment' most nearly means:
Option 2 : unlawful or gradual occupation of land that belongs to a river or public space
Detailed Solution
सही उत्तर unlawful or gradual occupation of land that belongs to a river or public space है।
In context the word is used in the sense given in the correct option; the distractors fit other contexts, not this passage.
- ->SSC CGL Admit Card 2026Download Tier — 1 Hall Ticket Region — wise, Exam Day Rules
- ->SSC CGL Exam Date 2026Tier — 1 Schedule (30 Sep–30 Oct), Shifts, City Slip & Admit Card Dates
- ->SSC CGL Exam Date 2026Tier — 1 Schedule (30 Sep–30 Oct), Shifts, City Slip & Admit Card Dates
- ->SSC CGL 2026 Notification Out10,731 Vacancies, Apply Online, Exam Dates, Eligibility
- ->SSC GD Physical Test 2026PET/PST Running, Height, Chest Standards, Dates
- ->SSC GD Constable Cut Off 2026 OutState — wise, Category — wise Cut Off Marks (Male/Female)
- ->SSC GD Constable Result 2026 Out1,97,408 Candidates Shortlisted for PET/PST — Check Merit List PDF
- ->RRB NTPC Cut Off 2026Expected CBT — 1 Cut Off, Previous Year Cut Offs (Zone — wise)
Recommended Test Series
Attempt full-length mock tests, sectional papers & All India Rank
AIIMS CRE Social Security Officer, Manager Grade-II & Superintendent Test Series 2026
AIIMS CRE Social Security Officer, Manager Grade-II & Superintendent Test Series 2026
20 Total Tests
- •20 Full Test (Prelims)
SSC GD Constable Test Series
SSC GD Constable Test Series
145 Total Tests
- •15 Full Test (Prelims)
- •50 Sectional Test
- •55 Chapter Test
- +25 more tests
DSSSB Junior Scientific Assistant (LieDetection) Test Series 2026 | 25+ Mock Tests
DSSSB Junior Scientific Assistant (LieDetection) Test Series 2026 | 25+ Mock Tests
120 Total Tests
- •20 Full Test (Prelims)
- •100 Sectional Test
AIIMS CRE Assistant Security Officer Test Series 2026
AIIMS CRE Assistant Security Officer Test Series 2026
70 Total Tests
- •20 Full Test (Prelims)
- •50 Sectional Test
More Mock Test Questions
[1]. Passage: A river in a city is often treated as a drain, yet its revival changes far more than water quality. When banks are reclaimed f...
[2]. Passage: A river in a city is often treated as a drain, yet its revival changes far more than water quality. When banks are reclaimed f...
[4]. Passage: A river in a city is often treated as a drain, yet its revival changes far more than water quality. When banks are reclaimed f...
[5]. Passage: A river in a city is often treated as a drain, yet its revival changes far more than water quality. When banks are reclaimed f...
[6]. Choose the correct preposition: He has been suffering ___ fever ___ Monday, and the doctor has advised complete rest.
[7]. Choose the correct article and preposition: ___ Ganga is considered sacred, and millions depend ___ its water for farming.
[8]. Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'frugal':
[9]. कविता: रहीम का दोहा: रहिमन पानी राखिए, बिन पानी सब सून। पानी गए न ऊबरे, मोती मानुस चून। इस दोहे में 'पानी' शब्द किस अर्थ में प्रयुक्त ह...
prepsnap.in • Mock TestQuestion:
[3]. Passage: A river in a city is often treated as a drain, yet its revival changes far more than water quality. When banks are reclaimed from encroachment, floodplains regain room to absorb monsoon surges, groundwater recharges, and birds return to reed beds that had vanished. Restoration fails when it is reduced to beautification: concrete embankments and ornamental lawns may look tidy but they destroy the shallow edges where fish breed and where floodwater spreads safely. Successful projects therefore protect the river's natural gradient, reconnect old channels, involve riverside communities in monitoring, and judge success by ecological indicators rather than by photographs of a promenade. In the passage, the word 'encroachment' most nearly means:
Correct Answer: unlawful or gradual occupation of land that belongs to a river or public space
In context the word is used in the sense given in the correct option; the distractors fit other contexts, not this passage.