This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 10 > Class 10 Geography Chapter 3 Water Resources – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Geography Chapter 3 Water Resources Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Water of bhakra Nangal project is being used mainly for A) Hydel power and irrigation. B) Fish breeding and navigation. C) Industrial use. D) Flood control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydel power and irrigation. 2. Surface water is ..... A) Water that flows over land and has not been absorbed into the ground. B) Water that moves downhill accoring to gravity. C) Water found on the crust of the earth's surface. D) All of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water found on the crust of the earth's surface. 3. Sardar Sarovar project is associated with which river? A) Honeycomb. B) Narmada. C) Chambal. D) Deodar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narmada. 4. Shortage of water such that peoples are not able to complete their daily water needs, is known as? A) Water Problem. B) Water Scarcity. C) Water Demand. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water Demand. 5. Which is not a source of fresh water? A) Glaciers and ice sheets. B) Groundwater. C) Surface run off. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oceans. 6. What is irrigation? A) The growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products. B) Supplying water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels. C) The generation of electricity using flowing water (typically from a reservoir held behind a dam or other barrier). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supplying water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels. 7. True or False:A renewable resource is one that DOES NOT replenish itself themselves overtime. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Which of the following areas would you immediately associate with water scarcity? A) Desert of Rajasthan. B) The Ganga plains. C) Hills of North eastern India. D) Coastal areas of Orissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert of Rajasthan. 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. A) Trees. B) Animals. C) Population. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 10. According to Falkan Mark, water stress occurs when: A) Water availability is less than 1000 cubic metre per person per day. B) There is no water scarcity. C) There is flood. D) Water availability is more than 1000 cubic metre per person per day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water availability is less than 1000 cubic metre per person per day. 11. What is the driving force of the water cycle? A) Evaporation from the ocean. B) Heat from the sun. C) Precipitation from rainfall. D) Runoff from mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat from the sun. 12. The methods of storing the rainwater in various storage structures are known as A) Rainwater Harvesting. B) Water Storage. C) Water Scarcity. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rainwater Harvesting. 13. Who among the following proclaimed Dam as the temple of modern India? A) Rajendra Prasad. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) Sardar Patel. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru. 14. A hole dug or drilled into the ground to provide a supply of water. A) Watershed. B) Desalination. C) Groundwater. D) Well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Well. 15. It is predicated that nearly 2 billion people will live in absolute water scarcity in the year of- A) 2015. B) 2020. C) 2025. D) 2030. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2025. 16. Permeable A) Sponge-like formations of rock, sand, or gravel that hold water. B) Layers containing spaces, or pores, through which water can pass. C) Water found on the crust of the earth's surface. D) Layers with few or no pores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Layers containing spaces, or pores, through which water can pass. 17. Pollution that comes from many places over a large area A) Nonpoint-source pollution. B) Point-source pollution. C) Surface water. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonpoint-source pollution. 18. Runoff is ..... A) Water that flows over land and has not been absorbed into the ground. B) Water that moves downhill according to gravity, forming a network of connected streams and rivers. C) Water found on the crust of the earth's surface. D) All of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water that flows over land and has not been absorbed into the ground. 19. 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? A) To ensure supply of tap water in urban areas. B) To ensure supply of water in industrial areas. C) To bring in behavioural changes in the community, from the prevailing attitude of consumption to conservation and smart water management. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To bring in behavioural changes in the community, from the prevailing attitude of consumption to conservation and smart water management. 20. Nagaijuna Sagar Dam is located in the state of A) Orissa. B) Karnataka. C) Kerala. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh. 21. What is the mean annual flow in India? A) (i) 1, 869 cubic km. B) (ii) 1, 988 cubic km. C) (iii) 1, 698 cubic km. D) (iv) 3, 869 cubic km. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (i) 1, 869 cubic km. 22. The buildup of salts in the surface layers of soil A) Saliniization. B) Xeriscaping. C) Runoff. D) Algal bloom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saliniization. 23. Tungabhadra reservoir is across the river- A) Kaveri. B) Krishna. C) Tungabhadra. D) Mahanadi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tungabhadra. 24. Nagarjuna Sagar dam is across the river A) Guts. B) Narmada. C) Krishna. D) Periyar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Krishna. 25. The first & the only state in India which has made Roof Top Rain water Harvesting Structured compulsory to all the across the state is- A) Karnataka. B) Tamil Nadu. C) Kerala. D) None Of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tamil Nadu. 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