Q 1 – On which day the world water day is celebrated?
(a) 23rd March
(b) 22nd March
(c) 21st March
(d) None of these
Ans. (b) 22nd March
Q 2 – Which year was observed as International Year of Fresh Water?
(a) 2003
(b) 2004
(c) 2006
(d) 2002
Ans. (a) 2003
Q 3 – Which of the following does not show water shortage?
(a) Taps running dry
(b) Long queue for getting water
(c) Marches and protests for demand of water
(d) A family gets three buckets of water per person per day
Ans. (d) A family gets three buckets of water per person per day
Q 4 – Seas and oceans are full of water on earth. However, a very small percentage of water present on earth is available for us. This percentage is roughly
(a) 0.006%
(b) 0.06%
(c) 0.6%
(d) 6%
Ans. (a) 0.006%
Q 5 – Which of the following is a way to use water economically?
(a) construction of bawris
(b) Rainwater harvesting
(c) Drip irrigation
(d) Infiltration
Ans. (c) Drip irrigation
Q 6 – On which of the following day is World Water Day observed
(a) 22 March
(b) 14 November
(c) 2 October
(d) 21 December
Ans. (a) 22 March
Q 7 – The amount of water recommended by the United Nations for drinking, washing, cooking and maintaining proper hygiene per person per day is a minimum of
(a) 5 litres
(b) 15 litres
(c) 30 litres
(d) 50 litres
Ans. (d) 50 litres
Q 8 – Every Drop Counts” is a slogan related to
(a) counting of drops of any liquid
(b) counting of water drops
(c) importance of water
(d) importance of counting
Ans. (c) importance of water
Q 9 – Water cycle does not involve which of the following?
(a) Evaporation
(b) Condensation
(c) Formation of clouds
(d) Rainwater harvesting
Ans. (d) Rainwater harvesting
Q 10 – Which of the following inhibits the seepage of rainwater into ground?
(a) A pukka floor
(b) playground
(c) Grass lawn
(d) Forest land
Ans. (a) A pukka floor
Q 11 – Water is found in
(a) solid form
(b) liquid form
(c) gaseous form
(d) all of these
Ans. (d) all of these
Q 12 – Water day is celebrated on
(a) 21st March
(b) 23rd March
(c) 22nd March
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c) 22nd March
Q 13 – Our body contains ………… % portion of water.
(a) 75
(b) 65
(c) 95
(d) 85
Ans. (a) 75
Q 14 – Which one of the following is the cause of the depletion of water table?
(a) Increasing population
(b) Agricultural activities
(c) Increasing industries
(d) All of these
Ans. (d) All of these
Q 15 – …………. represents the solid form of water.
(a) water vapour
(b) snow
(c) lake water
(d) well water
Ans. (b) snow
Q 16 – The process of seeping of water into the ground is called
(a) aquifer
(b) infiltration
(c) water cycle
(d) all of these
Ans. (b) infiltration
Q 17 – The water below the ground is known as
(a) groundwater
(b) pure water
(c) polluted water
(d) none of these
Ans. (a) groundwater
Q 18 – The large well like structure which is used in olden times for rainwater harvesting is called
(a) well
(b) bawris
(c) johad
(d) check-dams
Ans. (b) bawris
Q 19 – Which of the following doesn’t show water shortage?
(a) Taps running dry
(b) Long queues for getting water
(c) Marches and protests for demand of water
(d) Three buckets of water per person per day
Ans. (d) Three buckets of water per person per day
Q 20 – ‘Every drop counts’ is a slogan related to
(a) counting of drops of any liquid
(b) counting water drops
(c) importance of water
(d) importance of counting
Ans. (c) importance of water
Q 21 – Rainwater harvesting is one of the ways to conserve
(a) fresh water
(b) sea water
(c) potable water
(d) rainwater
Ans. (d) rainwater
Q 22 – How many forms of water are there?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) None of those
Ans. (c) Only three
Q 23 – Water is found in
(a) solid form
(b) liquid form
(c) gaseous Form
(d) in all the above forms
Ans. (d) in all the above forms
Q 24 – Water on the earth has been maintained due to
(a) groundwater
(b) oceans
(c) rivers
(d) water cycle
Ans. (d) water cycle
Q 25 – The upper limit of the layer of the earth in which water is found is called
(a) infiltration
(b) aquifer
(c) water table
(d) groundwater
Ans. (c) water table
Q 26 – Water from which of the following sources is clean and safe to drink?
(a) Groundwater
(b) Lake water
(c) River water
(d) Ocean water
Ans. (a) Groundwater
Q 27 – Which one of the following is responsible for water shortage?
(a) Drip irrigation
(b) Over-population
(c) Heavy rainfall
(d) Infiltration
Ans. (b) Over-population
Q 28 – Which one of the following is not a technique to conserve water?
(a) Rainwater harvesting
(b) Bawris
(c) Drip irrigation
(d) Evaporation
Ans. (d) Evaporation
Q 29 – International year of freshwater is
(a) 2002
(b) 2003
(c) 2004
(d) 2005
Ans. (b) 2003
Q 30 – The water bearing layer of the earth is called
(a) conifer
(b) hydrosphere
(c) aquifer
(d) water table
Ans. (c) aquifer