This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 10 > Class 10 Geography Chapter 3 Water Resources β Quiz 2 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books Class 10 Geography Chapter 3 Water Resources Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The total volume of the world's water is estimated to exist as ocean: A) 75.5%. B) 86.5%. C) 96.5%. D) 65.5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 96.5%. 2. The Clean Water Act is a ..... law in the United States that regulates water pollution. A) Local. B) State. C) Federal. D) Interstellar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federal. 3. Which chemical has concentrated in water in Bihar? A) (i) Salt. B) (ii) Salinity. C) (iii) Fluoride. D) (iv) Arsenic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (iv) Arsenic. 4. Wells, tanks and canals are which methods of irrigation A) Modern. B) Olden. C) Conventional. D) New. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conventional. 5. The only state which has made rooftop rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses is A) Andhra Pradesh. B) Karnataka. C) Tamilnadu. D) West Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tamilnadu. 6. Which group of states is highly affected by the concentration of fluoride in groundwater resources: A) Rajasthan-Maharashtra. B) Bihar-West Bengal. C) Punjab-Haryana. D) Uttar Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rajasthan-Maharashtra. 7. True or false:The two major rivers that were connected to the Aral Sea in 1960 are still connected to the Aral Sea today. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Harmful algal blooms are a result of what type of pollution? A) Oil. B) Nutrient. C) Mercury. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrient. 9. What is 'potable water'? A) Drinking water. B) Chlorinated water. C) Untreated water. D) Water polluted with chemical waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drinking water. 10. Water scarcity occurs due to(i) low rainfall in a region(ii) large population(iii) over-exploitation(iv) unequal access A) (i) and (ii). B) (ii) and (iii). C) (i) and (iv). D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. A rock's ability to allow the flow of water through it is called A) Permeability. B) Porosity. C) Recharge. D) Distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permeability. 12. Hirakud damage constructed on the river A) Ganga. B) Manjira. C) Manas. D) Mahanadi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahanadi. 13. Dam situated to the most south state of India. A) Tung Bhadra, Karnataka. B) Periyar, Tamil Nadu. C) Periyar, Kerala. D) Tung Bhadra, Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periyar, Kerala. 14. All are ways human lives are impacted because of changing water resources. Which of the following is an example of a POSITIVE impact? A) Dried up rivers/seas can mean that people lose fishing jobs. B) Dust storms from the newly dried area can impact breathing and air quality. C) Dried up rivers/seas can mean loss of farmland and income. D) Water is able to reach farms and towns further away from a river, opening up more places for people to live. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water is able to reach farms and towns further away from a river, opening up more places for people to live. 15. 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 A) Subsidence. B) Biomagnification. C) Bioaccumulation. D) Cultural eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bioaccumulation. 16. All of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system A) Watershed. B) Reservoir. C) Aquifer. D) Water table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watershed. 17. Which of the following was not part of the Clean Water Act? A) Set standards for pollution levels. B) Funded construction of sewage treatment plants. C) Limited the release of point-source pollution. D) Regulated the amount of fertilizers and pesticides that are contained in runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regulated the amount of fertilizers and pesticides that are contained in runoff. 18. Which of the following does not make up part of Earth's surface water? A) Wetlands. B) Rivers. C) Aquifers. D) Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aquifers. 19. Can be traced back to the point of origin. A) Point Source Pollution. B) Non-point source pollution. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point Source Pollution. 20. 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 A) Rainwater Harvesting. B) Water Storage. C) Water Scarcity. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rainwater Harvesting. 21. Which one of the following is not an eastern tributary of the Indus River? A) Sutlej. B) Jhelum. C) Kurram. D) Chenab. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kurram. 22. Today, Prisha is studying the energy sector in India and learns that hydroelectric power contributes approximately ..... of the total electricity produced. A) 21 per cent. B) 22 per cent. C) 23 per cent. D) 24 per cent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 22 per cent. 23. Which one of the following rivers has the highest replenishable groundwater resource in the country? A) The Indus. B) The Brahmaputra. C) The Ganga. D) The Godavari. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Ganga. 24. Which group of states is highly affected by the concentration of Arsenic: A) Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh. B) Punjab-Haryana. C) Rajasthan-Maharashtra. D) West Bengal-Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West Bengal-Bihar. 25. How much of Earth's water is fresh water? A) 1%. B) 3%. C) 77%. D) 97%. 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