Question: Consider the following statements.
I. Recently the Uttarakhand High Court accorded the status of living human entities to the two most sacred rivers of India the Ganga and Yamuna. II. In this context the court cited the example of the river Whanganui of Egypt. Select the correct answer from the following codes:
Options:
A) Only II
B) Only I
C) Both I and II
D) Neither I nor II
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
- The Uttarakhand High Court on 20 March 2017 accorded the status of living human entities to sacred rivers the Ganga and Yamuna. In this case the Court cited the example of Whanganui River in New Zealand. This river is the first in the world to be granted all the rights, duties, liabilities and legal status of a person. Therefore option [b] is the correct answer.
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