Water Resources MCQ Class 12 Chapter-4 Book-India-People and Economy

 

The total replenishable ground water resources in the country are about ___ cubic km:

A. 400

B. 599

C. 432 

D. 129

In which of the following states water storage structure is necessary?

A. Himachal Pradesh 

B.  Uttar Pradesh

C. Tamil Nadu

D.  Kerala

Which of the following type of resource is water?

A.  Abiotic resources 

B.  Bioresources 

C.  non-renewable resources 

D.  cyclic resources

Approximately _____ of the Earth's surface is covered with water?

A. 50% 

B. 71%

C. 40%

D. 29 %

Which one of the following states uses groundwater the most?

A. Punjab​ 

B.  Haryana 

C. Himachal Pradesh 

D.  Both a and b

Which of the following rivers has very large catchment areas?

A.  Ganga 

B.  Brahmaputra

C.  Sindhu

D.  ALL OF THE ABOVE

Which of the following states uses its groundwater below capacity?

A. ​Chhattisgarh 

B. ​Rajasthan

C. ​Punjab

D.  Haryana

In which of the following states lagoons and lakes are used as surface water resources? 

A.  Orissa 

B.  Kerala

C.  Both a and b 

D.  Punjab

Which of the following is a source of water pollution?

A.  Urban wastewater

B.  Nuclear power plant 

C.  Sewage 

D.  ALL OF THE ABOVE

In which of the following states of India was the Neeru-Meeru program run?

A.  Karnataka

B. Andhra Pradesh

C.  Kerala

D. Tamil Nadu

In which of the following states of India was the Aravari Pani Sansad program run?

A.    Haryana ​ 

B.  Punjab 

C. ​Rajasthan

D.  Uttar Pradesh

Which of the following watershed programmes was run by the Central Government?

A.  Neeru Meeru

B.  greenery

C. Both a and b 

D.  None of these

Which of the following rain water harvesting structures are constructed in Rajasthan?

A.  pond 

B.  Johar 

C.  Kund 

D.  Backwater

What is the quality of water obtained from precipitation?

A.  Freshwater 

B.  Saline 

C.  Dorsal 

D.  Atmospheric

Which one of the following sectors accounts for the largest proportion of the total water used in the country?

A. Industry ​

B.  Household use 

C. Irrigation​

D.  None of these

In which of the following South Indian States, groundwater use is more than its total groundwater potential?

A.  Karnataka

B.  Kerala

C. Andhra Pradesh

D. Tamil Nadu

Which statement is true in the context of Indian National Water Policy?

A.  Providing drinking water to all living beings is a priority 

B.  Improved efficiency in all the various uses of water 

C.  Exploitation of ground water should be limited 

D.  ALL OF THE ABOVE

Which one of the following numbers, given in cubic km, represents the total annual rainfall in India?

A. 5000

B. 2000

C. 3000

D. 4000

Water Resources Management : 

A.  Efficient management of surface water resources 

B.  Efficient management of groundwater 

C. Both a and b 

D.  none of these

Between which two cities is Yamuna River most polluted?

A.  Haryana and Punjab 

B.  Delhi and Etawah 

C.  Jaipur and Jodhpur

D.  None of these

Which of the following is the most polluted river in Ahmedabad?

A.  Ganga 

B.  Yamuna 

C.  Sabarmati

D.  None of these

Which is the most polluted river from Kanpur and Varanasi?

A.  Ganga 

B.  Yamuna 

C.  Sabarmati

D.  Gomti

Which of the following rivers is most polluted in Lucknow?

A.  Ganga 

B.  Gomti

C.  Yamuna 

D.  Sabarmati