It is caused by the inadequate capacity within the banks of the rivers to contain the high flows brought

down from the upper catchment due to heavy rainfall.

a. Drought
b. Precipitation
c. Flooding
d. Snowfall

It originates from a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time, usually a season or
more.

a. Flood
b. Drought
c. Cyclone
d. Humidity

It is associated with the effects of periods of precipitation (including snowfall) shortfalls on surface or
subsurface water supply (i.e., streamflow, reservoir and lake levels, ground water).

a. Agricultural Drought
b. Socioeconomic Drought
c. Meteorological Drought
d. Hydrological Drought

It associates the supply and demand of some economic good with elements of meteorological,
hydrological, and agricultural drought.

a. Socioeconomic Drought
b. Meteorological Drought
c. Hydrological Drought
d. Agricultural Drought

It is preferable to go in for large storages rather than a large number of small storages on the tributaries,
since small tanks are particularly vulnerable to drought.

a. Integrating small reservoirs with major reservoir

b. Watershed Development
c. Creation of Large Storages
d. Conjunctive use of surface and ground water