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Multiple choice social science water: a precious resource sources of water and water cycle groundwater and depletion of water table water table the water cycle

Which of the following is mostly used as a drinking water source by us?

  1. Sea water

  2. Glaciers

  3. Ground water

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Groundwater is mostly used as drinking water source by us. 

Sea-water contains dissolved salt in it, hence it is not generally used for drinking purposes unless purified. 
Hence, the answer is C.

Multiple choice social science water: a precious resource sources of water and water cycle groundwater and depletion of water table water table the water cycle

A depletion in the water table of a place is caused by which of the following?

  1. Constructing factories and houses

  2. Making concrete roads and floors

  3. Deforestation

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Constructing factories and houses involve a large scale of deforestation. Due to deforestation, the soil will not remain intact due to which the water holding capacity of the soil decreases which causes a depletion in the water table. Making of concrete floors and roads do not allow the rainwater to seep through the soil and therefore causes a fall in the level of the water table.


Hence, the correct option is $\text{D}$

Multiple choice social science water: a precious resource sources of water and water cycle groundwater and depletion of water table water table the water cycle

Well water is an example of:

  1. surface water

  2. rain water

  3. underground water

  4. river water
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Well water is an example of underground water. A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving and or drilling to access ground water in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by a pump or using containers such as buckets that are raised mechanically or by hand.

Multiple choice agriculture in our times social science

In Venkatapuram, farmers sow groundnut seeds in the last week of __________.

  1. November

  2. September

  3. December

  4. February
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In Venkatapuram, farmers sow groundnut seeds in the last week of  November.

Multiple choice agriculture in our times social science

In contract farming, _______ advise farmers to follow specific farming practices and also provide financial support.

  1. Rich Peasants

  2. Zamindars

  3. Companies

  4. Banks
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In contract farming, Companies advise farmers to follow specific farming practices and also provide financial support.

Multiple choice agriculture in our times social science

4 out 5 farmers in Andhra Pradesh meet their ends by working _______.

  1. In other's fields

  2. As carpenters

  3. As sculptors

  4. By gatekeeping the temple entrances
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

4 out 5 farmers in Andhra Pradesh meet their ends by working In other's fields.

Multiple choice agriculture in our times social science

_____ out of 5 farmers in Andhra Pradesh have very little land and have poor irrigation facilities.

  1. 4

  2. 3

  3. 2

  4. 1
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 4 out of 5 farmers in Andhra Pradesh have very little land and have poor irrigation facilities.

Multiple choice agriculture in our times social science

Normally women workers in Venkatapuram earn about Rs.70-80 per day whereas men workers get Rs. 120 per day in the groundnut fields. 

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

True,

Normally women workers in Venkatapuram earn about Rs.70-80 per day whereas men workers get Rs. 120 per day in the groundnut fields. 

Multiple choice agriculture in our times social science

Farmers in the neighbouring villages of Venkatapuram cultivate which of the following crops?

  1. Flowers

  2. Grapes

  3. Mangoes

  4. Both 1 and 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Farmers in the neighbouring villages of Venkatapuram cultivate Flowers and Grapes in larger quantites.

Multiple choice agriculture in our times social science

4 out of 5 farmers in Andhra Pradesh are forced to sell their ___________ at lower prices.

  1. Produce

  2. Land

  3. House

  4. Tools
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

4 out of 5 farmers in Andhra Pradesh are forced to sell their Produce at lower prices.