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Water Resources (Class - X)

Water resources, dams, irrigation, rainwater harvesting, and traditional water management in India

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Freshwater is mainly obtained from surface run-off and ground water.
b. Freshwater gets renewed and recharged through the hydrological cycle.
c. All water moves within the hydrological cycle ensuring that water is a renewable resource.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. b and c
  5. a, b and c
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Bamboo pipes are used to divert perennial springs on hilltops to the lower reaches by gravity in the bamboo drip irrigation system.
b. This is a newly popular system of tapping stream and spring water.
c. About 18-20 litres of water enters the bamboo pipe system, gets transported over hundreds of metres and finally reduces to 20-80 drops per minute at the site of the plant.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. a, b and c
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sometimes dams create conflicts between people wanting different uses and benefits from the same water resources. In which of the following states did agitated farmers almost cause a riot over the higher priority given to water supply in urban areas?

  1. Punjab
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Haryana
  4. Gujarat
  5. Andhra Pradesh
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following regions uses 'tankas' to collect and store rainwater?

  1. Bengal
  2. Karnataka
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Himachal Pradesh
  5. Meghalaya
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Dams trigger floods due to sedimentation in the reservoir.
b. Big dams have mostly been unsuccessful in controlling floods at the time of excessive rainfall.
c. Sedimentation adds on to the problem of land degradation.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. a, b and c
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following areas is the bamboo drip irrigation system prevalent?

  1. Bengal
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Karnataka
  5. Meghalaya
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Shillong faces acute shortage of water.
b. Rooftop rainwater harvesting is the most common practice in Shillong and Meghalaya.
c. Nearly 75 percent of the total water requirement of a household in Shillong comes from rooftop rainwater harvesting.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. a, b and c
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rooftop rainwater harvesting is done in which of the following states?

a. Rajasthan
b. Meghalaya
c. Karnataka
d. Tamil Nadu
c. Himachal Pradesh

  1. a, b, c, d and e
  2. a, b, c and d
  3. a, b and c
  4. a, b and d
  5. a, c and d
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. The tankas are connected to the sloping roofs of the houses through a pipe.
b. The first spell of rain was usually not collected in the tankas.
c. Many houses constructed underground rooms adjoining the ‘tanka’ to beat the summer heat as it would keep the room cool.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. a, b and c
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Bhopal lake was one of the largest artificial lakes of its time when it was built. When was it built?

  1. First century BC
  2. Third century BC
  3. Eleventh century
  4. Fourteenth century
  5. Eighteenth century
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. A 'kul' is used in arid and semi-arid regions.
b. A 'kul' is a circular village tank.
c. A 'kul' is a traditional water channel.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. a and c
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are not the reason(s) for there being water scarcity in India?

a. Over exploitation of water resources
b. Unequal access to water among different social groups
c. India receiving only 4 percent of global precipitation

  1. a and b
  2. b and c
  3. a and c
  4. a, b and c
  5. Only a
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Khadins are rain-fed storage structures in

  1. Jaisalmer
  2. Bengal
  3. Western Himalayas
  4. Mountainous areas
  5. Bikaner
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following dams is not situated on the river Chambal?

  1. The Gandhi Sagar Dam
  2. The Rana Pratap Sagar Dam
  3. The Ranjit Sagar Dam
  4. The Jawahar Sagar Dam
  5. The Kota Barrage
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Dams or multipurpose water resource projects integrate development of agriculture and the village economy with rapid industrialisation and growth of the urban economy. Jawaharlal Nehru proclaimed dams as

  1. stepping stones to modern India
  2. temples of modern India
  3. economy developers of modern India
  4. gateway to modern India
  5. guiding lights of modern India
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