Class 10 Geography Chapter 3 Water Resources Quiz 3 (25 MCQs)

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1. In a rapidly growing city, Aashi notices that the local water supply is dwindling. She learns that this water scarcity occurs due to .....
2. Bhakra Nangal River Valley Project is made on the river:
3. The size of an aquifer's recharge zone is affected by the ..... of the surface above the aquifer.
4. Which one is not related to watershed development project:
5. Water is a renewable resource because
6. Dia is studying various types of dams for her environmental science project. She learns that according to their height, dams can be categorised as
7. 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 .....
8. As rock becomes more porous .....
9. Which is the cheap means of irrigation
10. Which of the following social movement is/are not a resistance to multipurpose projects?
11. Why is fresh water a limited resource?
12. The process of removing salt from seawater
13. An underground layer of rock or soil through which water easily moves.
14. Tara lives in a rural area where access to clean water is limited. To ensure her family has a reliable source of water, she decides to dig a hole into the ground. What is this hole called?
15. ..... & connects catchment and storage tank
16. Oceans contain ..... volume of water.
17. In which country would many more people receive electricity, get out of poverty, and get overall easier access to water from the Nile from the Grand Renaissance Dam?
18. Though not specifically built for Sudan, farmers in Sudan would be happy with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam because it would reduce flooding.
19. In what ways industrialization leads to water scarcity
20. Which of the following statements helps to explain why fresh water is a limited resource?
21. Identify the sector that consumes the highest amount of water in India.
22. From greatest to least, rank the primary uses of fresh water around the world.
23. What causes depletion of oxygen during eutrophication?
24. What is algal bloom?
25. In the region of Himachal Pradesh, the Bhakra-Nangal project is a significant source of water. It is utilized for both hydel power production and irrigation, benefiting local farmers and providing electricity to nearby towns.