This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 5 Water Resources – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 5 Water Resources Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The act of leaving one's country or region with the intent to settle permanently in another. A) Immigration. B) Migration. C) Emigration. D) Routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emigration. 2. UN World Water Day is on A) March 22. B) Sept 22. C) June 22. D) April 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) March 22. 3. Identify the major factor responsible for shortage of fresh water A) Increasing population. B) Demands for cash crops. C) Increasing urbanisation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. A person can be infected with HIV and not show any symptoms early on. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The biggest desalination plants around the world are in: A) Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. B) The UAE and Oman. C) Korea. D) The UAE and Saudi Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The UAE and Saudi Arabia. 6. Jackson, Nora, and Anika are working on a project about water scarcity in their geography class. They need to define water scarcity accurately. Which of the following definitions best describes water scarcity? A) The lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within a region. B) The abundance of water resources in a region. C) The contamination of water sources in a region. D) The excessive use of water in a region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within a region. 7. The highest landforms are A) Mountains. B) Peninsula. C) Flatland. D) Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountains. 8. True or False. Desalination is good for marine life because it removes salt from the ocean water. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Water Cycle includes to process of A) Evaporation. B) Precipitation. C) Run-off. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Off the following which one is termed as 'Kidneys of Earth' A) Wetlands. B) Watershed. C) Forest. D) Catchment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wetlands. 11. What percent of fresh water is available and fit for human use? A) 2 %. B) 1 %. C) 2.7 %. D) 1.3 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1 %. 12. The demand for water around the world is ..... A) Decreasing. B) Declining. C) Increasing. D) Constant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increasing. 13. Which one of the following is not the example of Hydraulic structures in Ancient India? A) Bhopal Lake. B) Lake Hauz Kauz. C) Construction of dams, Lakes. D) Damodar Valley Project. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Damodar Valley Project. 14. Negative HIV Test are not misleading, so one test is normally recommended. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Very old water trapped underground for thousands of years is called ..... A) Fossil water. B) Spring water. C) Surface water. D) Distilled water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil water. 16. Which state has made roof top rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses across the state? A) Kerala. B) Karnataka. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tamil Nadu. 17. Madaka is a traditional run-off collection tank in A) Apathani Village of Arunachal Pradesh. B) Garo Hills of Meghalaya. C) Churu Village of Rajasthan. D) Kasaragod District of Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kasaragod District of Kerala. 18. Which of the following is NOT a method of desalination? A) Carbon filtration. B) Heat evaporation. C) Reverse osmosis. D) Solar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon filtration. 19. In semi-arid regions of Rajasthan the traditional system of storing drinking water in underground tanks are called A) Dugwells. B) Johad. C) Tankas. D) None of Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tankas. 20. Which of the following affects how freshwater is used? A) Population size. B) GPA. C) Education. D) Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population size. 21. AIDS is contracted BEFORE HIV A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Which of the following is major pollutants in water bodies A) Agricultural chemicals. B) Industrial Chemicals. C) Untreated sewage. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 23. Which of the following is not a domestic use of water A) Bathing. B) Irrigation. C) Drinking. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irrigation. 24. The water cycle consists of: A) Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. B) Rivers, lakes, rain, and oceans. C) Polar icecaps, aquifers, rivers, and lakes. D) Islands, isthmus, peninsulas, and continents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. 25. Identify the Ramsar Site in Kerala A) Vembanad Lake and Kole Lands. B) Pookode Lake. C) Malampuzha reservoir. D) Eri's of Palakkad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vembanad Lake and Kole Lands. 26. Most countries in the Middle East have little rain fall so they use: A) Wells. B) Desalinated water. C) Wadi water. D) Spring water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desalinated water. 27. Not enough resources to meet everyone's wants and needs is called ..... A) Barter. B) Scarcity. C) Inflation. D) Abundance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scarcity. 28. Almatti Dam is on Which river? A) Godavari. B) Indravati. C) Krishna. D) Cauvery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Krishna. 29. What is a population pyramid? A) A type of graph showing the number of males and females in different age groups. B) A type of graph showing the number of males in different age groups. C) A type of graph showing the number of females in different age groups. D) A type of graph showing the number of males and females in only one age group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of graph showing the number of males and females in different age groups. 30. Water pollution is caused by improper disposal of waste, such as rubbish, toxic waste from factories, and chemicals from agriculture, into nearby water bodies. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. Which of the following materials has the lowest porosity? A) Limestone. B) Shale. C) Granite. D) Gravel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Granite. 32. Off each coast of a continent lies a plateau called ..... A) Rift. B) Trench. C) Mountain. D) Continental shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Continental shelf. 33. The number of people per unit of area, usually quoted per square kilometer or square mile. A) Sparse population. B) Population Density. C) Carrying capacity. D) Distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population Density. 34. Mothers CANNOT give spread HIV/AIDS to their child during child birth. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 35. The best groundwater reservoirs have A) Low permeability and low porosity. B) Low permeability and high porosity. C) High permeability and low porosity. D) High permeability and High porosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High permeability and High porosity. 36. Where a river begins is called the ..... A) Mouth. B) Beginning. C) Delta. D) Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Source. 37. A person from the Middle East who traditionally lived in the desert as herders and are nomads is called ..... A) Maasai. B) Viking. C) Samurai. D) Bedouin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bedouin. 38. Oceans cover what portion of the Earth surface A) Almost Half. B) Two-thirds. C) One-thirds. D) Three-fourths. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two-thirds. 39. A person who takes care of a large group of animals of the same type is called a ..... A) Gardener. B) Shepherd. C) Herder. D) Farmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herder. 40. Luna, Harper, and Nora joined Lily, Arjun, and Charlotte in a school project on water conservation. They are discussing the best ways individuals can contribute to water conservation in their daily lives. What do you think is the best way? A) By reducing water usage and practicing responsible irrigation. B) By leaving the faucet running all the time. C) By taking long showers every day. D) By using water for unnecessary activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By reducing water usage and practicing responsible irrigation. 41. The diversion channels of the Western Himalayas are called A) Kuls. B) Khadins. C) Inundation channels. D) Canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kuls. 42. Water that's stored underground in spaces between rocks and soil is called ..... A) Surface water. B) Rainwater. C) Seawater. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Groundwater. 43. Forest & vegetation covers helps in A) Slow down the surface run off. B) Replenish underground water. C) Both of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the above. 44. A Watershed is generally defined as A) A water supplying agency. B) A Geohydrological unit. C) A Man Made Tank. D) A building that stores water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Geohydrological unit. 45. (A) Fresh water accounts for only about 2.7 per cent. (B) 70 per cent of this occurs as ice sheets and glaciers. A) Only B is true. B) Neither A is true nor B is true. C) Both A and B are true. D) Only A is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B are true. 46. Water is a renewable resource so, which of the following is true A) We will not face water scarcity because it is renewable. B) We will face water scarcity because pollution and overuse make it unfit for use. C) Both of the above are true. D) Both of the above is false. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We will face water scarcity because pollution and overuse make it unfit for use. 47. Which of the following would be an example of an opportunistic infection? A) Common Cold. B) Herpes Simplex. C) Staph Infection. D) Pneumonia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pneumonia. 48. Nora, Abigail, and Harper are researching a local river that has become polluted. What do you think is the correct explanation for the water pollution in this river? A) Harmful substances contaminate bodies of water. B) Water pollution is caused by excessive rainfall. C) Water pollution is a result of global warming. D) Water pollution occurs naturally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harmful substances contaminate bodies of water. 49. Taking salt out of seawater to make it drinkable is called ..... A) Filtration. B) Evaporation. C) Chlorination. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desalination. 50. Which of following is not as source of fresh water A) Ground Water. B) Oceans. C) Rivers. D) Ponds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oceans. 51. Factories that turn salty ocean water into fresh water people can drink and use are called ..... A) Water towers. B) Irrigation canals. C) Desalination plants. D) Hydroelectric dams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desalination plants. 52. Which from the following is NOT a push factor? A) Natural hazards. B) Job opportunities. C) Political instability. D) Disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Job opportunities. 53. The strategy to reduce water consumption is: A) Water conservation efforts. B) Improving water quality through using technology. C) Importing water. D) Improving water quality through anti-pollution laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water conservation efforts. 54. Which is the largest by volume and deepest fresh water lake in the World? A) Lake Superior. B) Lake Tanganyika. C) Lake Vostok. D) Lake Baikal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lake Baikal. 55. Where a river ends is called its ..... A) Delta. B) Ocean. C) Mouth. D) Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mouth. 56. One reason polluted groundwater pollution is difficult to clean is that A) The location of underground storage tanks is not always known. B) Pollutants cling to the materials that make up aquifers. C) Runoff contaminates the water supply. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollutants cling to the materials that make up aquifers. 57. Areas of land next to the ocean or sea are called ..... A) Coastal regions. B) Desert plains. C) Mountain ranges. D) River valleys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coastal regions. 58. When a location experiences drought, it is experiencing: A) Water surplus. B) Water deficit. C) No change in water budget. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water deficit. 59. What is the best definition of desalination? A) Removing harmful chemicals from water. B) Filtering dirty water. C) Cleaning natural spring water. D) Removing salt and minerals from sea water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Removing salt and minerals from sea water. 60. When some people can easily get or use something, while others have a hard time getting or using it, it is called ..... A) Unequal access. B) Open opportunity. C) Universal design. D) Shared resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unequal access. 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