Consider the following statements :
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Consider the following statements :
                                                                                                                     * Statement-I : According to the United Nations ‘World Water Development Report, 2022’. India extracts more than a quarter of the world's groundwater withdrawal each year.
                                                                                                                     * Statement-II : India needs to extract more than a quarter of the world's groundwater each year to satisfy the drinking water and sanitation needs of almost 18% of world's population living in its territory.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

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Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

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Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

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Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

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Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I