Tag: water resources and conservation

Questions Related to water resources and conservation

Water harvesting is

  1. Collection of river water

  2. Collection of rainwater in storage tanks or in the soil to recharge ground water

  3. Harvesting of water from tube walls

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B

Find out about the traditional systems of water harvesting/management in your region.

  1. Tanks

  2. Rainwater

  3. Sea

  4. Holes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
In my state, tanks are the traditional water harvesting system. This system ensures groundwater recharge during rainy season and thus ensures around the year availability of drinking water in many villages.

Which of the following has lowest water table?

  1. Desert

  2. Forest area

  3. Plains

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Seeping of rainwater through the ground prevents

  1. Global warming

  2. Flood

  3. Forest fire

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Which of the following do plants not compete for?

  1. Water

  2. Food

  3. Space

  4. All above


Correct Option: A

Which of the following intercepts with the rainwater and helps in dripping?

  1. Root

  2. Crown

  3. Trunk

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Assuming that the night will remain clear, calm, and unsaturated, the predicted minimum temperature is $32^{o}F$. Suddenly the wind speed increases and remains gusty throughout the night. The minimum temperature will most likely be:

  1. About the same as predicted but will occur earlier in the night

  2. Higher than predicted due to the release of latent heat

  3. Much lower than predicted due to radiational cooling

  4. Higher than predicted due to mixing


Correct Option: D

Rain water harvesting is a major method implemented for ___________

  1. Water Conservation

  2. Soil Conservation

  3. Forest conservation

  4. Ecological conservation


Correct Option: A

Find the incorrect match.

  1. Himachal Pradesh - Khatri

  2. Maharashtra - Bandharas

  3. Bihar - Bundhis

  4. Kerala - Surangams


Correct Option: C

.......... is the first and the only state in India, which has made roof top rain water harvesting structure and is compulsory to all the houses across the state.

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Tamil Nadu is the first and the only state in India which has made roof top rain water harvesting structure and is compulsory to all the houses across the state. The harvesting of rainwater simply involves the collection of water from surfaces on which rain falls, and subsequently storing this water for later use. The practice has been patchy in many parts of the country, but Tamil Nadu’s experiment with the alternative water conservation technique is a rare success story.
The Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) scheme, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, was launched in 2001 in a bid to rejuvenate water sources and improve ground water levels in the parched southern state.
So, the correct answer is option A.