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Water enters atmosphere by

biology water a precious resource water cycle earth's energy budget bio-geo chemical cycles in nature solar energy and its applications

  1. Filtration

  2. Evaporation

  3. Evapo-transpiration

  4. Biosphere

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following is true regarding how increasing population helps in depletion of water table?

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  1. Increasing population creates demand for construction of houses, shops, offices, roads and pavements.

  2. This decreases the open areas like parks, and playgrounds.

  3. This, in turn, decreases the seepage of rainwater into the ground.

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All of the following are true. Increasing population creates demand for construction of houses, shops, offices, roads and pavements. This decreases the open areas like parks, and playgrounds. This, in turn, decreases the seepage of rainwater into the ground.

Water used by most of the industries is drawn from _________.

depletion of water table water a precious resource biology

  1. the ground

  2. the ocean

  3. ice caps

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Water used by most of the industries is drawn from the ground.

Water table may go down if the water is not sufficiently replenished. This may happen due to which of the following reason/(s)?

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  1. Increasing population

  2. Increasing industries

  3. Agricultural activities

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Water table may go down if the water is not sufficiently replenished. This may happen due to the following reasons. Increasing population, Increasing industries, agricultural activities.

Groundwater table may go down if the water is not sufficiently replenished. This may happen due to which of the following reason/(s)?

depletion of water table water a precious resource biology

  1. Scanty rainfall

  2. Deforestation

  3. Decrease in the effective area for seepage of water

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Water table may go down if the water is not sufficiently replenished. This may happen due to scanty rainfall, deforestation  and  decrease in the effective area for seepage of water.

How increasing population is responsible for water crises?

depletion of water table water a precious resource biology

  1. Increasing population creates demand for construction of houses this, in turn, decreases the seepage of rainwater into the ground.

  2. Increasing population creates demand for construction of houses this, in turn, increases the seepage of rainwater into the ground.

  3. both A and B

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Increasing population creates demand for construction of houses this, in turn, decreases the seepage of rainwater into the ground. 

A majority of farmers in India depend upon _____ for irrigating their crops.

depletion of water table water a precious resource biology

  1. rains

  2. oceans

  3. both of the above

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A majority of farmers in India depend upon rains for irrigating their crops.

Water consumption in a city depends on

depletion of water table water a precious resource biology

  1. Size of the city.

  2. Population of the city.

  3. Demand of water.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Water consumption of a city depends on the size of the city which is directly related to the population of the city and demand of water in the city. When population increases consumption of water in daily needs, like drinking, bathing cooking also increases. Similerly construction work increase which consume excess amount of water.

Water day is celebrated on ............ every year.

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  1. March 22

  2. April 22

  3. May 22

  4. June 22

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following are reasons for depletion of underground water of a particular place?

depletion of water table water a precious resource biology

  1. Population explosion

  2. Extensive urbanization

  3. Building concrete structures

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Depletion of underground water mainly cause by multiple factors like over population which increase water demand day by day. People move from rural area to urban for better lifestyle due this number of building are constructing. Concrete is main material used in building construction which take lot of water.

So, the correct option is 'All of the above'.