Environment · 7 Aug 2026

Kerala floods dam sedimentation

With reference to the Supreme Court's ruling in Dr. Lokesh B.H v. State of Karnataka (2026), consider the following statements:

  1. Section 498A of the IPC corresponds to Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
  2. The Court held that criminal protection against domestic cruelty extends to live-in relationships only where a "relationship in the nature of marriage" and genuine "intent to marry" exist.
  3. The burden of proving "intent to marry" falls on the state prosecuting the case, not on the woman seeking protection.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

AOnly one
BOnly two
COnly three
DAll four

Tests the ability to detect a statement that inverts an actual declining environmental trend into a false success narrative - a genuinely analytical distractor-spotting skill.

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This question is based on: Kerala's Floods: A Desilting Failure Dressed Up As a Rainfall Disaster
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Why in news

Heavy August 2026 rainfall triggered severe flooding across Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha, killing 26 people, with officials and a 2021 CAG report tracing the disaster's scale to decades of unaddressed reservoir sedimentation and wetland loss.

Why for UPSC

This tests whether candidates can spot a statement that inverts an actual declining trend into a false success story - a common UPSC distractor technique, especially on environmental data.

Prelims summary

Kallarkutty dam lost 47% storage capacity in 45 years; Anayirankal lost 30.92% in 33 years; Kerala's paddy land and wetland area both declined sharply, not increased, despite a 2008 conservation law remaining on the books.

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