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Class 10 Geography Chapter 3 Water Resources Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Water of bhakra Nangal project is being used mainly for
2. Surface water is .....
3. Sardar Sarovar project is associated with which river?
4. Shortage of water such that peoples are not able to complete their daily water needs, is known as?
5. Which is not a source of fresh water?
6. What is irrigation?
7. True or False:A renewable resource is one that DOES NOT replenish itself themselves overtime.
8. Which of the following areas would you immediately associate with water scarcity?
9. In a bustling city, the rapid growth of the ..... has led to increased demands for water, creating a situation of water scarcity and highlighting the issue of unequal access to this vital resource.
10. According to Falkan Mark, water stress occurs when:
11. What is the driving force of the water cycle?
12. The methods of storing the rainwater in various storage structures are known as
13. Who among the following proclaimed Dam as the temple of modern India?
14. A hole dug or drilled into the ground to provide a supply of water.
15. It is predicated that nearly 2 billion people will live in absolute water scarcity in the year of-
16. Pollution that comes from many places over a large area
17. In a small town, a community initiative called Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal) was launched to address water scarcity issues. What is the key aspect of this initiative?
18. Nagaijuna Sagar Dam is located in the state of
19. What is the mean annual flow in India?
20. The buildup of salts in the surface layers of soil
21. Tungabhadra reservoir is across the river-
22. Nagarjuna Sagar dam is across the river
23. The first & the only state in India which has made Roof Top Rain water Harvesting Structured compulsory to all the across the state is-
24. The total volume of the world's water is estimated to exist as ocean:
25. The Clean Water Act is a ..... law in the United States that regulates water pollution.
26. Which chemical has concentrated in water in Bihar?
27. Wells, tanks and canals are which methods of irrigation
28. The only state which has made rooftop rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses is
29. Which group of states is highly affected by the concentration of fluoride in groundwater resources:
30. True or false:The two major rivers that were connected to the Aral Sea in 1960 are still connected to the Aral Sea today.
31. Harmful algal blooms are a result of what type of pollution?
32. What is 'potable water'?
33. Water scarcity occurs due to(i) low rainfall in a region(ii) large population(iii) over-exploitation(iv) unequal access
34. A rock's ability to allow the flow of water through it is called
35. Hirakud damage constructed on the river
36. Dam situated to the most south state of India.
37. All are ways human lives are impacted because of changing water resources. Which of the following is an example of a POSITIVE impact?
38. What is it called when a persistent pollutant (like mercury or PCBs) builds up in the tissues of an organism as they continue to eat something that contains the pollutant
39. All of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system
40. Which of the following was not part of the Clean Water Act?
41. Which of the following does not make up part of Earth's surface water?
42. Can be traced back to the point of origin.
43. Aanya lives in a region that often experiences droughts. To ensure she has enough water during the dry season, she decides to implement a system to collect and store rainwater. The methods of storing the rainwater in various storage structures are known as
44. Which one of the following is not an eastern tributary of the Indus River?
45. Today, Prisha is studying the energy sector in India and learns that hydroelectric power contributes approximately ..... of the total electricity produced.
46. Which one of the following rivers has the highest replenishable groundwater resource in the country?
47. Which group of states is highly affected by the concentration of Arsenic:
48. How much of Earth's water is fresh water?
49. In a rapidly growing city, Aashi notices that the local water supply is dwindling. She learns that this water scarcity occurs due to .....
50. Bhakra Nangal River Valley Project is made on the river:
51. The size of an aquifer's recharge zone is affected by the ..... of the surface above the aquifer.
52. Which one is not related to watershed development project:
53. Water is a renewable resource because
54. Dia is studying various types of dams for her environmental science project. She learns that according to their height, dams can be categorised as
55. Akhil lives in a small town where he relies on freshwater for his daily needs. He often wonders where this water comes from and learns that it is mainly obtained from surface run off and ground water that is continually being renewed and recharged through the .....
56. As rock becomes more porous .....
57. Which is the cheap means of irrigation
58. Which of the following social movement is/are not a resistance to multipurpose projects?
59. Why is fresh water a limited resource?
60. The process of removing salt from seawater
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