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Contemporary India II Chapter 3 Water Resources Class 12 Social Science Assignment

INTRODUCTION

Even though three-fourth of the earth’s surface is covered with water , only a small proportion of it accounts for fresh water. This fresh water is mainly obtained from surface runoff and ground water that is continually being renewed and recharged through hydrological cycle. The hydrological cycle ensure that water is a renewable resource.

8.1 WATER, A VERY IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL RESOURCE OF INDIA

(i) In India the total availability of water depends upon monsoon which is very uncertain.
(ii) Water is used for drinking, domestic and various industrial purposes.
(iii) Agriculture has been claiming a greater and greater share of water day by day.
(iv) Water has become necessary for disposal of ever-growing municipal sewage and dirt.

(a) Water: Some Facts and Figures :
(i) 96.5 percent of the total volume of world’s water is estimated to exist as oceans and only 2.5 percent as freshwater. Nearly 70% of this occurs as ice sheets and glaciers, a little less than 30% is stored as groundwater in the water aquifers.
(ii) India receives nearly 4% of the global precipitation and ranks 133 in the world in terms of water availability per person per annum.
(iii) The total renewable water resources of India are estimated at 1897 sq km per annum.

8.2 CAUSES OF WATER SCARCITY IN INDIA

(i) Water scarcity in most cases is caused by over – exploitation, excessive use and unequal access to water among different social groups.
(ii) An outcome of large and growing population and consequent greater demands for water, and unequal access to it.
(iii) To facilitate higher food-grain production, water resources are being over - exploited to expand irrigated areas and dry-season agriculture.
(iv) Excessive use of underground water may lead to falling groundwater levels, adversely affecting water availability and food security of the people.
(v) The ever increasing number of industries has made matters worse by exerting pressure on existing freshwater resources. Industries, apart from being heavy users of water, also require power to run them. Much of this energy comes from hydroelectric power. Today, in India hydroelectric power contributes approximately 22 percent of the total electricity produced.
(vi) Multiplying urban centres with large and dense populations and urban life styles have not only added to water and energy requirements but have further aggravated the problem.
(vii) Water is sufficiently available to meet the needs of the people, but, the area still suffers from water scarcity. This scarcity may be due to bad quality of water.
(viii) Even if there is ample water to meet the needs of the people, much of it may be polluted by domestic and industrial wastes, chemicals , pesticides and fertilisers used in agriculture, thus, making it hazardous for human use.

8.3 MULTI-PURPOSE RIVER PROJECT

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Archaeological and historical records show that from ancient times we have been constructing sophisticated hydraulic structures (Sringaverapur near Allahabad, dams, lakes and irrigation systems during the time of Chgandragupta Maurya, Bhopal Lake and the tank in Hauz Khas, Delhi) like dams built of stone rubble, reservoirs or lakes, enbankments and canals for irrigation.
A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. “Dam” refers to the reservoir rather than the structure. Dams are classified according to structure, intended purpose or height. Based on structure and the materials used, dams are classified as timber dams, embankment dams or masonry dams, with several subtypes. According to the height, dams can be categorised as large dams and major dams or alternatively as low dams, medium height dams and high dams.
A dam or a series of dam are built on a river and its tributaries to solve various purposes. Purposes solved through a Multi-Purpose River Project are :
(i) Control on flood and drought.
(ii) Checks soil erosion.
(iii) Provides water for irrigation, drinking and industrial purposes.
(iv) Generates electricity.
(v) Provides inland navigation.
(vi) Provides facilities for recreation.
(vii) Preservation of wildlife, forests and development of fisheries. Jawaharlal Nehru proudly proclaimed the dams as the ‘temples of modern India’; the reason being that it would integrate development of agriculture and the village economy with rapid indutrialisation and growth of the urban economy.

(a) Negative features of Multi-purpose River Valley project :
(i) Regulating and damming of rivers affect their natural flow causing poor sediment flow and excessive sedimentation at the bottom of the reservoir, resulting in rockier stream beds and poorer habitats for the rivers’ aquatic life.
(ii) Dams also fragment rivers making it difficult for aquatic fauna to migrate, especially for spawning. The reservoirs that are created on the floodplains also submerge the existing vegetation and soil leading to its decomposition over a period of time.
(iii) Resistance to these projects has primarily been due to the large-scale displacement of local communities .
(iv) These projects has also changed the cropping pattern of many regions with farmers shifting to water intensive and commercial crops.
(v) This has great ecological consequences like salinisation of the soil .
(vi) These projects has transformed the social landscape i.e. increasing the social gap between the richer landowners and the landless poor, create conflicts between people wanting different uses and benefits from the same water resources.
(vii) Inter-state water disputes are also becoming common with regard to sharing the costs and benefits of the multi-purpose project.
(viii) Most of the objections to the projects arose due to their failure to achieve the purposes for which they were built. Ironically, the dams that were constructed to control floods have triggered floods due to sedimentation in the reservoir, mostly been unsuccessful in controlling floods at the time of excessive rainfall.
(ix) Sedimentation also meant that the flood plains were deprived of silt, a natural fertiliser, further adding on the problem of land degradation.
(x) The multi-purpose projects induced earthquakes, caused water borne diseases and pests and pollution resulting from excessive use of water.

8.4 RAIN WATER HARVESTING

Technique of increasing the recharge of ground water by capturing and storing rain water. It’s objectives are:
(i) To meet the increasing demand of water.
(ii) Reduce runoff, avoiding flooding of roads.
(iii) Improve the quality and quantity of underground water level.

(a) Examples of rain water harvesting in India :
In ancient India, along with the sophisticated hydraulic structures, there existed an extraordinary tradition of water-harvesting system. People had in-depth knowledge of rainfall regimes and soil types and developed wide ranging techniques to harvest rainwater, groundwater, river water and flood water in keeping with the local ecological conditions and their water needs.
(i) In hill and mountainous regions, people built diversion channels like the ‘guls’ & ‘kuls’ of the Western Himalayas for agriculture.
(ii) Roof top rainwater harvesting was commonly practised to store drinking water particularly in Rajasthan.
(iii) In the flood plains of Bengal, people developed inundation channels to irrigate their fields.
(iv) In arid and semi arid regions, agricultural fields were converted into rain fed storage structures that allowed the water to stand and moisten the soil like the ‘khadins’ in Jaisalmer and ‘Johads’ in other parts of Rajasthan.

(b) Rainwater Harvesting in semi-arid regions of Rajasthan
In the semi-arid and arid regions of Rajasthan, particularly in Bikaner, Phalodi and Barmer, almost all the houses traditionally had underground tanks or tankas for storing drinking water. Tankas were built inside the main house or the courtyard. They were connected to the sloping roofs of the houses through a pipe. Rain falling on the rooftops would travel down the pipe and was stored in these underground ‘tankas’. The first spell of rain was usually not collected as this would clean the roofs and the pipes. The rainwater from the subsequent showers was then collected. Water stored in the tankas prove to be an extremely reliable source of drinking water when all other sources are dried up, is considered the purest form of natural water, many houses constructed underground rooms adjoining the ‘tanka’ to beat the summer heat as it would keep the room cool. In Gendathur, a remote backward village in Mysore, Karnataka, villagers have installed, in their household’s rooftop, rainwater harvesting system to meet their water needs.
Tamil Nadu is the first and the only state in India which has made roof top rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses across the state. There are legal provisions to punish the defaulters.

 

MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Water Resources

Question : The total volume of the world’s water is estimated to exist as ocean:
(a) 75.5%    
(b) 85.5%   
(c) 95.5%   
(d) 65.5%
Answer : C 

Question : Roof top rainwater harvesting is the most common practice in-
(a) Shillong   
(b) Guwahati   
(c) Imphal   
(d) Patna
Answer : A 

Question : On which river has Nagarjun Sager Dam been constructed?
(a) River Coyana 
(b) River Krishna   
(c) River Godavari   
(d) river Tapti
Answer : B 

Question : How much %of the Earth’s Surface is covered with water?
(a) About 70%   
(b) About 90%   
(c) About 60%   
(d) None of these
Answer : A 

Question : What is the rank of India in the world countries in the terms of Water availability per person p.a.?
(a) 129th   
(b) 130th   
(c) 131st   
(d) 133rd
Answer : D 

Question : 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
Answer : C

Question : 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
Answer : B  

Question : During whose reign were the dams, lakes and irrigation systems built extensively? 
(a) Ashoka 
(b) Chandragupta Maurya 
(c) Akbar 
(d) None of these 
Answer : B
 
Question : How much of the Earth’s surface is covered with water? 
(a) Two-Third
(b) Three-Fourth 
(c) One-Fourth
(d) Two-Fourth 
Answer : B
 
Question : The earth is occupied mostly with water yet fresh water resources are only: 
(a) 3.5%
(b) 5.5% 
(c) 2.5%
(d) 0.5% 
Answer : C 
 
Question :  How much per cent of the total volume of world’s water is estimated to exist in oceans? 
(a) 95.5%
(b) 96% 
(c) 95%
(d) 96.5%
Answer : D 
 
Question : We need more and more _________ for growing food. 
(a) land
(b) water 
(c) minerals
(d) none of these 
Answer : B
  
Question : Apart from flood control and irrigation what are the other uses of multipurpose projects? 
(a) Recreation
(b) Fish breeding 
(c) Internal Navigation
(d) All of these
Answer : A 
 
Question : Who among the following proclaimed the dam as the Temple of Modern India? 
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru 
(c) Moti Lal Nehru
(d) Lal Bahadur Shashtri 
Answer : B 
 
Question :  What is the contribution of India’s hydroelectric power to the total electricity produced in the country? 
(a) 22%
(b) 30% 
(c) 40%
(d) 50% 
Answer : A
 
Question : A tank for storing water that was 6.1 metres deep, 4.27 metres long and 2.44 metres wide is found in ......... .  
(a) Jaisalmer
(b) Phalodi
(c) Alwar
(d) Chittorgarh
Answer : B 
 
Question : How many households have installed this rainwater harvesting system in that village? 
(a) 150 households
(b) 175 households 
(c) 200 households
(d) 225 households 
Answer : C
 
Question : Water is being used both for hydel power production and irrigation of which of the following? 
(a) Bhakra-Nangal Dam
(b) Sutlej-Beas River Basin 
(c) Hirakud Dam 
(d) All of these 
Answer : A 
 
Question : What is the share of hydroelectric power in total production of electricity in India? 
(a) 19%
(b) 22% 
(c) 30%
(d) 36% 
Answer : B 
 
Question : Which one of the following statements is not an argument in favour of multipurpose river projects? 
(a) Multipurpose projects bring water to those areas which suffer from water scarcity. 
(b) Multipurpose projects by regulating water flow help to control floods. 
(c) Multipurpose projects lead to large scale displacements and loss of livelihood. 
(d) Multipurpose projects generate electricity for our industries and our homes.
Answer : C
 
Question : Fresh water on the surface is recharged through a process called ___________ 
(a) rivers
(b) humidity
(c) precipitation
(d) hydrological cycle
Answer : D
Explanation: This freshwater is mainly obtained from surface run off and ground water that is continually being renewed and recharged through the hydrological cycle. This water cycle as it is otherwise called, includes evaporation, condensation and precipitation.
 
Question : Roof top rain water harvesting is the most common practice in 
(a) Shillong, Meghalaya
(b) Pune, Maharashtra
(c) Bangalore, Karnataka
(d) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Answer : A
Explanation: Roof top rain water harvesting is the most common practice in Shillong, Meghalaya. It is interesting because Cherapunjee and Mawsynram situated at a distance of 55 km.
 
Question : Today, in India hydroelectric power contributes approximately ____ per cent of the total electricity produced 
(a) 60
(b) 52
(c) 22
(d) 70
Answer : C
Explanation: Much of this energy comes from hydroelectric power. Today, in India hydroelectric power contributes approximately 22 per cent of the total electricity produced.
 
Question : Dams have transformed the social landscape i.e. increasing the social gap between________. 
(a) villages, rural areas
(b) the richer landowners and the landless poor.
(c) districts & villages
(d) urban areas, cities
Answer : B
Explanation: At the same time, it has transformed the social landscape i.e. increasing the social gap between the richer landowners and the landless poor.
As we can see, the dams did create conflicts between people wanting different uses and benefits from the same water resources.
 

Fill In The Blanks 

DIRECTION : Complete the following statements with appropriate word(s).
 
Question : The continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the earth is known as _________ . 
Answer :  hydrological cycle
 
Question :_________ , _________ and _________ are sources of fresh water. 
Answer : Precipitation, surface run off and ground water 
 

True/False 

DIRECTION : Read each of the following statements and  write if it is true or false.
 
Question : Water is not a natural resource. 
Answer :  (F) 
 
Question : Multipurpose project leads to displacement of millions of people.
Answer :  (T) 
 
Question : River water is the purest form of natural water.
Answer : (F)
 

Assertion and Reason

DIRECTION : In the following questions, a statement of assertion is followed by a statement of reason. Mark the correct choice as :
(a) If Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) If Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) If Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If Both assertion and reason are false.
 
Question : Assertion : Water is a renewable resource.
Reason : Freshwater is mainly obtained from surface run off and ground water that is continually being renewed.
Answer : (a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
The total volume of world’s water is estimated to exist as oceans and only few cent occurs to be fresh water.
Nearly 70 per cent of this freshwater occurs as ice sheets and glaciers in Antarctica, Greenland and the mountainous regions of the world.
 
Question : Assertion : Dams are referred to as multi-purpose projects.
Reason : Dams are built for irrigation, electricity generation, water supply for domestic and industrial use, flood control, recreation and fish breeding.
Answer : (a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Dams were traditionally built to impound rivers and rainwater that could be used later to irrigate agricultural fields. They also help in various activities.
Thus, the reason justifies the assertion.
 
Question : Assertion : Irrigation has also changed the cropping pattern.
Reason : Crops are now sown according to the amount and availability of water.
Answer : (a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Irrigation has also changed the cropping pattern of many regions with farmers shifting to water intensive and commercial crops. Large farmers are benefitted through changing the cropping pattern.
 
Question : Assertion : Multi-purpose projects help to control floods by regulating water flow.
Reason : Dafrisyere constructed to conserve water.
Answer : (b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Multi-purpose projects include dam which helps us in conserving and managing water. Floods occur due to very rainfall. Building dams in most of our river basins helps in controlling floods as it helps in storing and regulating water resource. Thus both are true,
but the reason does not justify the answer.
 
Question :Assertion : Ground water a highly overused resource.
Reason : Ground water is used for domestic and drinking purpose.
Answer : (a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Ground water a highly’ overused resource as it used for domestic purpose and drinking purpose. 
 

ASSERTION AND REASON
Read the statement and choose the correct option-
A. Both A and R are true and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false

Question : Assertion (A): Rainwater harvesting is to collect and store rain water.
Reason (R): Rainwater can be directed to recharge the underground water
Answer : A

Question : Assertion (A): Sardar Sarovar Dam has been built over the Narmada River in Gujarat.
Reason (R): This is one of the largest water resource projects of India covering four states
Answer : A

Read the following passage and answer the questions-
Irrigation has also changed the cropping pattern of many regions with farmers shifting to water intensive and commercial crops. This has great ecological consequences like Stalinization of soil. At the same time, it has transformed the social landscape for e.g.; increasing the social gap between the richer land owners and landless poor. As a result, we can see, the dams did create conflicts between people wanting different uses and benefits from the same water resources. In Gujarat, the Sabarmati basin farmers were agitated and almost caused a riot over the higher priority given to water supply in Urban areas, particularly during droughts. Inter-state water disputes were also becoming common with regard to sharing the costs and benefits of multi-purpose projects.

Question : How did cropping pattern change by irrigation?
Answer :
Many farmers because of increased availability of water have switched over to the cultivation of water intensive commercial crops such as Jute/Cotton and Tea, rather than food grains such as Bajra, Wheat and Ragi.

Question : Analyse the statement “Dams created conflict between people.”
Answer : Dams cause mostly internal disputes for the sharing and non-sharing of water benefits to each other. Displacement of local people of the area.

Question : What are the consequences of irrigation on Soil and social landscape
Answer : Water logging and salinisation of soil is common problem associated with irrigation.

Very Short Questions for Class 10 Social Science Water Resources

Question : Name the village in Karnataka which has earned a rare distinction of being rich in rainwater. 
Answer : Gendathur a remote backward village in Mysuru, Karnataka.
 
Question : Why has bamboo drip irrigation system been installed in Meghalaya? 
Answer : It has been installed to tap spring and stream water by using bamboo pipes. Bamboo pipes are used to divert perennial springs on the hilltops to the lower reaches by gravity.
 
Question : Name two social movements which were against the multipurpose projects. 
Answer :  Multi-purpose projects and large dams have also been the cause of many new environmental movements like the ‘Narmada Bachao Andolan’ and the ‘Tehri Dam Andolan’
 
Question : Name the river on which the Koyna and Nagarjuna Sagar dams are located. 
Answer : The Koyna and Nagarjuna Sagar dams are located on river Krishna. 

Question : How is freshwater obtained?
Answer. Mainly obtained from surface run off and groundwater.

Question : What was the method use in the ancient period to conserve water?
Answer. Dam builds of stone rubble, reservoir or lake, embankment and canal for irrigation.

Question : What are the benefits of damn?
Answer. Irrigation, electricity generation, water supply for domestic and industrial uses, flood control, recreation, inland navigation and fish breeding.

Question : Why wear multipurpose project launched after independence of India?
Answer. Multipurpose project where thought of as a vehicle that would lead the nation to development and progress overcoming the handicap of its colonial past

Question : What wear “kuls” or “guls”?
Answer. These are the divergent channel for irrigation purpose. These are mainly used in western Himalaya for water harvesting and agriculture.

Question : What wear Johads and khadins?
Answer. In arid and semiarid region the agriculture field where converted into rain fed storage structure that allowed the water to stand and moisture the soil these were called khadins in jaisalmer and johad in other part of Rajasthan.

Short Questions for Class 10 Social Science Water Resources

Question : Why do we need to conserve and manage our water resources? 
Answer :  We need to conserve and manage water resources asi.
Water is essential for life. So, there is a need to conserve water resources.
ii. We need to ensure food security.
iii. We need water for continuation of our livelihood and productive activities.
iv. We need water to safeguard ourselves from health hazards.
 
Question : How do the dams create conflicts between the people? 
Answer : i. The dams have created conflicts between people wanting different uses and benefits from the same water resources.
ii. Inter-state water disputes are becoming common with regard to sharing the costs and benefits of the projects.
iii. The landowners, the rich farmers. Industrialists and urban centers are benefitting at the cost of local communities.
 
Question : Describe any three traditional methods of rainwater harvesting adopted in different parts of India. 
Answer : i. In hilly and mountainous regions, people build diversion channels like 'gul' or 'kul' in Western Himalaya for agriculture.
ii. Rainwater harvesting is a technology used to collect, convey and store rain for later use from relatively clean surfaces such as a roof, land surface or rock catchment. Roof-top rainwater harvesting was commonly practised to store drinking water, particularly in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
iii. In West Bengal, people develop inundation channels to irrigate their fields
iv. In semi-arid regions, agricultural fields are converted into rainfed storage structures that allow the water to stand and moisten the soil like the ‘khadins’ in Jaisalmer and ‘Johads’ in other parts of Rajasthan.
 
Question : Give three reasons for water scarcity in post-independence India. 
Answer : Three reasons for water scarcity in India are:
i. Post-independence India has witnessed intensive industrialization and urbanization which increased water demand.
ii. Large urban centres with large and dense population and urban lifestyles have only added to water requirement. The problem has been compounded with increased concretization due to urban development that has choked groundwater resources. Water is neither being recharged nor stored in ways that optimize its use while retaining the natural ingredients of water.
iii. Population explosion after independence led to over-exploitation of underground water for irrigation. India is among the top growers of agricultural produce in the world and therefore the consumption of water for irrigation is amongst the highest. Traditional techniques of irrigation cause maximum water loss due to evaporation, drainage, percolation, water conveyance and excess use of groundwater. 

Question : State any three objectives of Rainwater harvesting?
Answer :    (a) To reduce run off water
(b) To raise the water table
(c) To reduce ground water pollution 

Question : What is multipurpose river valley project? State any two purposes which are fulfilled by a river valley project?
Answer :  Multipurpose river valley project consists a dam or series of dames on a river or rivers for fulfill many purposes like:
(a) irrigation   (b) electricity   (c) control flood   (d) check soil erosion   (e) inland navigation   (f) fisheries etc. 

Question : Mention three major sources of irrigation in India, which source of irrigation is more popular in southern state? and Why?
Answer : 
(I) The three major sources pf irrigation in India are –
(a) Canals   (b) Wells & tube wells   (c) Tanks
(II) Tank irrigation
(III) Because Southern States are mostly come under Deccan plateau which are not suitable for irrigation by canals 

Question : What is “Water scarcity” what are its main causes?
Answer : "Water scarcity” means shortage of water.
CAUSES: (may write any two)
(a) Unequal distribution of rainfall
(b) Large & growing population
(c) Over exploitation of water
(d)Wastage of water by people (Explain all in brief) 

Question : Name any two multipurpose river valley projects or dams which are causes of new social movements. Why did people oppose them?
Answer : Two Multipurpose project which are caused social movements –
(a) Narmada –Bachao Andolan
(b) Tehri-Dam Andolan
(c) Sardar Sarover Dam
-Large scale displacement of local communities
-Environment issues
-Demand for Rehabilitation facilities from Govt. 

Question : Explain in brief –
(a) Bamboo drip Irrigation System
(b)Khadins & Johads
(c) Guls & Kuls
Answer : (1) In Meghalaya, 200 years old system of tapping stream and spring water by using Bamboo –pipes.
(2) People built division channels from rivers for irrigation to their field in western Himalaya is called Guls or kuls .
(3) People developed inundation channels to irrigate their fields were converted into rain storage structure in particularly western Rajasthan Jaisalmer called Khadins and Johads in other parts of its state. 

Question : Why do we conserve water resources?
Answer :  i)To safeguard ours from health hazards
ii) To ensure food scarcity
iii) To protect natural ecosystem (Explain all in brief) 

Question : Give various method of rainwater harvesting since ancient time.
Answer : Guls and kuls: in hilly and mountain region people built diversion channels called kuls and guls in western Himalayas. a kul Or gul lead to a circular village tank from which water is released as and when required.
Inundation channels: in the flood plains of Bengal, people develop inundation channel to irrigate their field.
Khadins and johads: in arid and semi arid region agriculture field were converted into rain fed storage structure that allowed the water to stand and moisture soil called khadins in Jaiselmer and johad in other part of Rajasthan.
Tankas:Circular holes are made in the ground, lined with fine polished line. In Bikaner and barmer of Rajasthan almost all the house traditionally had underground tank as for storing drinking water.

Question : Why did Jawaharlal Nehru proudly proclaim the dam as the temple of modern India?
Answer : Multipurpose projects launch after independence with their integrated water resources management approach where thought of as a vehicle that would lead the nation to the development and progress. Jawaharlal Nehru proclaims the dam as the temple of modern India, as it is would integrate the development of agriculture and village economy with rapid industrialization and growth of urban economy.

Question : With the help of an example each compares a single issue movement and a long term movement?
Answer : Single issue movements are those Which seek to achieve a single objective within a limited time period. example, Narmada Bachao Andolan.
Long term movement is those which seek to achieve a long goal in very long term. Example , environmental movement etc.

Question : “The dam that were constructed to control flood have triggered flood”. analyzed the statement.
Answer : (i) Sedimentation in the reserves causes floods.
(ii) Big dams have mostly been unsuccessful for controlling floods at the time of excessive rainfall.
(iii) Sudden release of water from dam cause devastation and flood.

Question : Is rainwater harvesting practiced these days in the western Rajasthan? Support your Answer :
Answer : These day, in western Rajasthan, sadly the practice of rooftop rainwater harvesting is on the decline as plenty of water is available due to perennial Rajasthan canal though some house is still maintain the tankers since they do not like the taste of tap water.

Question : “Rainwater harvesting system is a viable alternative both socio-economically and environmentally” .support the statement with example.
Answer :  Keeping in views the disadvantage and rising resistance against the multi purpose dam water harvesting system is considered a viable alternative both socio-Economically and environmentally.
For example, rooftop rainwater harvesting is the most common practice in Shillong, Meghalaya. Though this region receives the highest rainfall in the world yet the state capital Shillong faces acute water shortage. Nearly every household in the city has a rooftop rain water harvesting structure.

Question : “Water scarcity maybe an outcome of the large and growing population in India”. Analysed a statement.
Answer : (i) Greater demand for water for domestic purpose.
(ii) Water resources over exploited to expand irrigation area.
(iii) falling groundwater levels.

Long Questions for Class 10 Social Science Water Resources

Question : Discuss how rainwater harvesting in semi-arid regions of Rajasthan is carried out. 
Answer : Rainwater harvesting in the semi-arid regions of Rajasthan is carried out in the following way:
i. Rooftop rain water harvesting is commonly practiced to store water. 
ii. In arid and semi- arid regions, agricultural fields were converted into rain-fed storage structures that allowed the water to stand and moisten the soil like the 'khadins' in Jaisalmer and 'Johads' in other parts of Rajasthan.
iii. In the semi-arid and arid regions of Rajasthan, particularly in Bikaner, Phalodi and Barmer, almost all the houses traditionally had underground tanks or tankas for storing water.
iv. In western Rajasthan, the practice of rooftop rainwater harvesting is on the decline as plenty of water is available due to the perennial Rajasthan Canal,
though some houses still maintain the tankas since they do not like the taste of tap water. 

Question : How can rainwater be harvested? Explain. (Four points)
Answer : Rainwater can be harvested in the following ways :(any four points)
i) By digging ponds and tanks.
ii) By building embankments and check dams.
iii) By making arrangements for storage of rainwater on rooftops.
iv) By constructing concrete underground reservoirs.
v) By constructing reservoirs in park and public places and covering them with concrete slabs.
vi) Building plans should invariably be made only when there is a provision for water harvesting. 

Question : What is the different causes of water pollution? Explain by four reasons.
Answer : The different causes of water pollution are:
(a) Mix-up of domestic wastes
(b) Mix-up of Industrial wastes,
(c) Use of Chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers used in agriculture
(d) Oil slicking by ships in oceans (Explain all in brief)

Question : Match the following
Answer : 

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Question : Three-fourth of the world is covered with water and water is a renewable resource. Yet many countries and regions around the globe suffer from water scarcity. Explain. 
Answer :  We know that three-fourth of the earth’s surface is covered with water, but only a small proportion of its accounts for freshwater that can be put to use. This freshwater mainly obtained from surface run off and ground water that is continually being renewed and recharged through the hydrological cycle ensuring that water is a renewable resource. 96.5 percent of the total volume of world’s water is estimated to exist in oceans and only 2.5 per cent as fresh water. Nearly 70% of this fresh water occurs as ice sheets and glaciers in Antarctica, Greenland and the mountainous  regions of the world, while a little less than 30 percent is stored as groundwater in world’s aquifers.
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