Water resources class 10Geography MCQ's
(A) Multiple Choice Questions. :
Select the Correct Answer from the given option:
1. Who proudly proclaimed the dams as the temples of modern India? [CBSE Sept. 2010]
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Dr. Abdul Kalam
(c) Indira Gandhi
Ans. (b)
2. A little less than _________ of freshwater is stored as groundwater in the world’s aquifers.
a) 5%
b) 20%
c) 10%
d) 30%
Ans: (d)
3. India ranks _________ in the world in terms of water availability per person per annum.
a) 133
b) 135
c) 17
d) 98
Ans: (a)
4. As per one of the Swedish experts, water stress occurs when water availability is between _____ and _____ cubic meters per person per year.
a) 900 and 1000
b) 1000 and 1600
c) 500 and 1000
d) 1650 and 2650
Ans: (b)
5.In India, __________ contributes approximately 22 per cent of the total electricity produced.
a) Tidal power
b) Nuclear power
c) Thermal power
d) Hydroelectric power
Ans: (d)
6. In the 14th Century, the tank in ________ was constructed by Iltutmish to supply water to the Siri Fort area.
a) Jaipur, Rajasthan
b) Hauz Khas, Delhi
c) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
d) Surat, Gujarat
Ans: (b)
7. _________ is the first state in India which has made rooftop rainwater harvesting structures compulsory for all houses across the state.
a) Karnataka
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Maharashtra
d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (b)
8. ________ in the Mahanadi basin integrates the conservation of water with flood control.
a) Krishnarajasagar project
b) Teri project
c) Hirakud project
d) Bhakra Nangal project
Ans: (c)
9. In the Sutlej-Beas river basin, the ________ water is being used both for hydel power production and irrigation.
a) Nagarjuna Sagar project
b) Sardar Sarovar project
c) Kallanai project
d) Bhakra Nangal project
Ans: (d)
10. ________ proudly proclaimed the dams as the ‘temples of modern India’ as they would integrate the development of agriculture and the village economy with rapid industrialisation and growth of the urban economy.
a) Sardar Patel
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Ans: (b)
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a) Damodar river
b) Kaveri river
c) Narmada river
d) Yamuna river
Ans: (a)
12. Narmada Bachao Andolan is a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) that mobilised tribal people, farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against the _____ dam being built across the river Narmada.
a) Sardar Sarovar
b) Tehri dam
c) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
d) Bhakra Nangal Dam
Ans: (a)
13. Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams located in ________.
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra
Ans: (d)
14. Rihand Dam is located on river Rihand, a tributary of _______.
a) Sutlej river
b) Son river
c) Godavari river
d) Brahmaputra river
Ans: (b)
15. The Krishna-Godavari dispute is due to the objections raised by the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Governments regarding the diversion of more water at Koyna by the ___________ Government for a multipurpose project.
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Kerala
Ans: (c)
16. In Phalodi and Barmer, almost all the houses traditionally had underground tanks or tankas for storing drinking water. Barmer and Phalodi are located in _______.
a) Gujarat
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Rajasthan
Ans: (d)
17. The Tehri Dam is being constructed on the river.............[CBSE Sept. 2010]
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Bhagirathi
(d) Satluj
Ans. (c)
18. Hirakud dam is on river_________
(a) Satluj
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Krishna
(c) Narmada
Ans. (b)
19. Bhakra Nangal multipurpose project is constructed on the river ...........
(a) Satluj
(b) Krishna
(c) Narmada
(d) Damodar
Ans. (a)
20. Sardar Sarovar Project is associated with which of the following rivers?[CBSE Sept. 2010]
(a) Narmada
(b) Tungabhadra
(c) Narmada
(d) Mahanadi
Ans. (a)
21. Rooftop rainwater harvesting was commonly practised to store drinking water, particularly [CBSE Sept. 2011]
(b). Mahanadi
(d) Tapti
(d) Bengal
(b) Rajasthan
Ans(b)
22. Tanka is rainwater harvesting technique associated with which of the following states: [CBSE Sept. 2010]
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Gujarat
(c) West Himalayas
(d) Rajasthan
Ans. (d)
23.In which of the following regions, people built 'Guls' or 'Kuls' for irrigation ? [CBSE Sept. 2011]
(a) Johads
(b) Khadins
(c) Guls
(d) Tankas
Ans. (c)
24.Which of the following is not a method of water harvesting used in Rajasthan ?
[CBSE Sept. 2010]
(a) Northern plains
(b) Western Himalayas
(c) Coastal areas
(d) Eastern Himalayas
Ans. (b)
25. Narmada Bachao Andolan is related to: [CBSE Sept. 2011]
(a) Sardar Sarovar
(b) Bhakra Nangal
(c) Rihand
(d) Tehri
Ans. (a)
26. In the flood plains developed........... to irrigate their fields
(a) Kuls
(b) channals
(c) Bhakra Nangal
(d) Tehri
Ans.( b)