CBSE Class 10 Social Science Water Resources MCQs Set 03

Question: Which of the following social movements is/ are not a resistance to multi-purpose projects?
a) Narmada Bachao Andolan
b) Tehri Dam Andolan
c) Navdanya
d) Chipko Movement
Answer: c

Question: According to Falkan Mark, water stress occurs when:
a) water availability is less than 1000 cubic metre per person per day.
b) there is no water scarcity.
c) there is flood.
d) water availability is more than 1000 cubic metre per person per day.
Answer: a

Question: Environment Protection Act was implemented in:
a) 1974
b) 1986
c) 1988
d) 1997
Answer: b

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: Underground tanks seen in Rajasthan to store rainwater for drinking is called:
a) Tankas
b) Khadin
c) Ponds
d) Kuls
Answer: a

Question: Neeru-Meeru program belongs to which state?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Punjab
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: d

Question: It is predicted 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: Which group of states is highly affected by concentration of Arsenic:
a) Rajasthan–Maharashtra
b) Punjab–Haryana
c) West Bengal–Bihar
d) Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh
Answer: c

Question: Which one of the following is not an adverse effect of irrigation?
a) Irrigation changes cropping pattern
b) Water intensive crops are grown in dry areas
c) Salinisation of soil
d) Increases crop yield
Answer: d

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

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

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

Question: In which year was National Water Policy implemented?
a) 2002
b) 2008
c) 2015
d) 2005
Answer: a

Question: The first and the only state in India which has made rooftop rainwater harvesting structure compulsory across the state is –
a) Karnataka
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala
d) None of the options
Answer: b

Question: Which one is not related to watershed development project:
a) Haryali
b) Neeru-Meeru
c) Arwari Pani Sansad
d) Van Mahotsava
Answer: d

Question: Rooftop rainwater harvesting is a technique to recharge:
a) Ground water
b) River water
c) Lake water
d) Sea water
Answer: a

Question: Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on which river?
a) Clenab
b) Mahanadi
c) Krishna
d) Satluj
Answer: c

Question: Hirakud Dam is constructed on the river:
a) Ganga
b) Manjira
c) Manas
d) Mahanadi
Answer: d

Question: The only state which has made rooftop rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses is:
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Tamil Nadu
d) West Bengal
Answer: c

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

Question: In which of the following states is the bamboo-drip irrigation system prevalent?
a) Rajasthan
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Meghalaya
Answer: d

Question: Against the construction of which one of the following multipurpose projects was the Narmada Bachao Andolan launched?
a) Sardar Sarovar
b) Bhakra Nangal
c) Rihand
d) Tehri
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the following rivers is the Mettur Dam constructed on?
a) River Kaveri
b) River Krishna
c) River Godavari
d) River Mahanadi
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the following structures is built in river basins?
a) Lakes
b) Dams
c) Tanks
d) Water harvesting
Answer: b

Question: What was the traditional practice to store drinking water, particularly in Rajasthan?
a) Rooftop rainwater harvesting
b) Wells
c) Small scale canals
d) Man made lake
Answer: a

Question: One which river is the Hirakud Dam constructed?
a) Narmada
b) Godavari
c) Mahanadi
d) Kaveri
Answer: c

Question: On which of the following issues did the Narmada Bachao Andolan first focus?
a) Benefits of irrigation to landless farmers
b) Environmental issues related to submergence of trees under the dam water
c) Rehabilitation of displaced people
d) Economic issues of dam construction
Answer: b

Question: In which one of the following states was rooftop rainwater harvesting practised?
a) West Bengal
b) Haryana
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab
Answer: c

Question: The state receiving rainfall less than 100 cm rainfall is
a) Assam
b) Rajasthan
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Bihar
Answer: b

Question: Which of the following structures are known as ‘tankas’?
a) Underground tanks for storing rainwater harvested from rooftops
b) Rooftop tanks for rainwater
c) Tanks in fields to store rainwater
d) Tanks to store floodwater
Answer: a