Q 1 – Water is a——-
a) Renewable resource
b) Biotic resource
c) Non – renewable resources
d) Potential resources
Q 2 – Which of the following is not a reason for water scarcity?
a) Over exploitation
b) Low precipitation
c) Unequal access to water among different social groups
d) Access groundwater recharge
Q 3 – In India hydroelectric power contributes approximately_____ percent of the total Electricity produced.
a) 10
b)12
c) 22
d) 42
Q 4 – In the 14th century the tank in Hauz khas Delhi was constructed by ________ for supply water to the Siri fort area
a) Balban
b) Iltutmish
c) Alauddin Khilji
d) Babar
Q 5 – Water conservation methods like khadins and johads are famous in which state?
a) Tamilnadu
b) Kerala
c)Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra
Q 6 – Underground tanks for storing drinking water are used in almost every household Traditionally in which state?
a) Tamil Nadu
b)Kerala
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra
Q 7 – Which of the following is the first state in India that has made the root of rainwater Harvesting structures compulsory for all the houses across the state?
a) Tamilnadu
b) Kerala
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra
Q 8 – Bamboo drip irrigation system is well developed in which state?
a) Meghalaya
b)Assam
c) Manipur
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Q 9 – Which one of the following situation may suffer from water scarcity?
a) Region with high annual rainfall
b) Region having high rainfall and large population
c) Region having high rainfall but water is highly polluted
d) Reason has low rainfall and low population
Q 10 – Which of the following statements is not an argument in favour of multipurpose river valley projects?
a) Multi purpose projects bring water to those areas which suffer from water scarcity
b) Multipurpose project by regulating water flow help to control floods
c) Multipurpose projects lead to large scale displacement and loss of livelihood
d) Multipurpose projects generate electricity for our industries and our houses.
Q 11 – What is JJM refers to?
a) Jai Jawan mission
c) Jal Jawan and marketing
b) Jal jeevan management
d) Jal Jeevan mission
Q 11 – What is JJM refers to?
a) Jai Jawan mission
c) Jal Jawan and marketing
b) Jal jeevan management
d) Jal Jeevan mission
Q 13 – Which one of the following is a true statement?
a) Multiplying urban Central with large and dense population and urban lifestyles have helped
in the proper utilisation of water resources.
b) Regulating and daming rivers does not affect the rivers natural flow and its sediment flow
c) In Gujarat the Sabarmati farmers were agitated when higher priority was given to supply in urban areas during droughts.
d) Today in Rajasthan the practice of rooftop rainwater harvesting has gained popularity despite high water availability due to the Indira Gandhi canal.
Q 14 – Various kinds of recharging groundwater aquifers are:_____
a) Digging of bore well and dug wells, recharge pit, percolation pits, recharge trenches etc.
b) Clogging of natural sources of water by plastic bottles and covers.
c) Constructing more roads and housing colonies on Lake beds
d) Using concrete structures, tor pavements and footpaths.
Q 15 – Rooftop rainwater harvesting is the:
a) Process in which rainwater falling on a roof is diverted through drain pipes to the storage container.
b) Process in which rainwater falling through drains are collected in a tank or lake
c) Process in which rainwater fall the in catchment areas are collected to reservoirs
d) Process in veg rainwater is collected in pits and trenches to recharge groundwater.
Q 16 – ______ are canals which are taken directly from the rivers without constructing any barrage or dam.
a) Inundation canals
b) Perennial canals
c)Both a) and b)
d)None of these
Q 17 – In India _____ contribute approximately 22% of the total electricity produced.
a) Tidal power
b) Nuclear power
c)Thermal Power
d)Hydroelectric power
Q 18 – __________proudly proclaimed the dams as the temple of modern India as it Ford integrate the development of agriculture and the village economy with rapid industrialisation and growth of the urban economy.
a) Sardar Patel
b)Jawaharlal Nehru
c)Mahatma Gandhi
d) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Q 19 – Which of the following dams are the part of Chambal project?
a) Maithon, panchet , Tilaiya
b) Rana Pratap Sagar, Gandhi Sagar
c) Pravara, Ramagundam
d) Sardar sarovar dam
Q 20 – Ironically, the dams that were constructed to control floods have triggered floods. Which of the following reasons is responsible for it?
a) Irrigation of surrounding area
b) Sedimentation in the reservoir
c)Generation of hydroelectricity
d) Piseiculture in the reservoir
Q 21 – Which of the following environmental damages are not induced due to the multipurpose projects?
a) Waterborne diseases and pests
b) Earthquakes
c) Pollution resulting from excessive use of water
d) Volcanic activity
Q 22 – In which of the following areas are goals curls use to channel water for irrigation?
a) Deccan plateau
b) Desert of Rajasthan
c)Western Himalaya
d) Ganga plain
Q 23 – Due to which of the following reasons are rooftop rainwater harvesting commonly practiced particularly in Rajasthan
a) To store water for irrigation
b) To store drinking water
c) To keep the House school
d) To clean the rooftops
Q 24 – Which of the following structures are known as ‘Tankas’?
a) Underground tankas for storing rainwater
b) Tanks constructed on rooftop for storing rainwater
c) Tanks constructed in agriculture field to store rainwater
d) Tanks constructed to store flood water
Q 26 – Which sector of economy is responsible for maximum exploitation of groundwater?
a) Domestic
b) Industrial
c) Agriculture
d) None of these
Q 27 – Which group of States is highly affected by concentration of arsenic.
a) Rajasthan, Maharashtra
b) West Bengal, Bihar
c) Punjab, Haryana
d)Madhya Pradesh , Chhattisgarh
Q 28 – Which of the following is a source of freshwater?
a) Precipitation
b) Surface run off
c) Groundwater
d) All of the above
Q 29 – On which one of the following rivers the Tehri dam is being constructed?
a) Yamuna
b) Kosi
c) Sutlej
d) Bhagirathi
Q 30 – Salal dam is built on which river?
a) Chenab
b) Mahanadi
c) Krishna
d) Sutlej
Q 31 – Which one of the following is not one of the reasons for criticism of multipurpose river valley projects?
a) Dam create a rockier stream bed.
b) A create poor habitats for the rivers aquatic life.
c) The reservoir created in the floodplain. submerged vegetation
d) They help in generation of hydroelectricity
Q 31 – Which one of the following is not one of the reasons for criticism of multipurpose river valley projects?
a) Dam create a rockier stream bed.
b) A create poor habitats for the rivers aquatic life.
c) The reservoir created in the floodplain. submerged vegetation
d) They help in generation of hydroelectricity
Q 33 – Which of the following problems areas due to water pollution?
a) Sedimentation of water bodies
b) Discharge of industrial waste
c) Waterborne diseases
d)Spawning of aquatic life
Q 34 – Which of the following is one of the largest artificial lakes of ancient India built in the 11th century?
a) Govind Sagar lake
b) Hauz khas
c) Bhopal lake
d) Dal Lake
Q 35 – Which of the following hydraulic structures was constructed by iltutmish in the 14th century for supply water to Siri fort area?
a) Bhopal lake
b) Tank in Hauz khas Delhi
c) Irrigation work of Nagarjuna konda
Q 36 – Which of the following state government have raise the Krishna Godavari dispute?
a) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
b) Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
c) Gujarat and Rajasthan
d) Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Q 37 – How has Shillong solved the problem of acute shortage of water?
Q 38 – How has Tamil Nadu solve the problem of acute shortage of water resources?
Q 39 – Why do some people oppose dam?
Q 40 – Name two social movements associated with multipurpose projects.
Q 41 – Name the river on which Sardar Sarovar dam is built.
Q 42 – How have intensive industrialization and urbanization posed a great pressure on existing fresh water resources in India? Explain
Q 43 – Why have multipurpose river project come under great scrutiny and opposition ? Explain any three reasons.
Q 44 – Why is there a need to develop rainwater harvesting system in India? Explain.
Q 45 – Which multipurpose project is built on the river Satluj? How this project has led to the development of the country ?
Q 46 – Explain the consequences of changing crop pattern due to irrigation.
Q 47 – ‘Water is a very important and critical resources in India.’ Support the statement by explaining any three points.
Q 48 – Explain traditional methods of rainwater harvesting in India.
Q 49 – What is a multipurpose river valley project? Give any four objectives of the multipurpose river valley projects with example.