CBSE Class 10 Social Science Water Resources MCQs Set D

Question: In which one of the following areas were farmers in Gujarat agitated over priority given to urban water supply?
a) Mahi river basin farmers
b) Sabarmati basin farmers
c) Narmada basin farmers
d) Luni basin farmers
Answer: b

Question: Which one of the following ranks is attributed to India in terms of water availability per person per annum?
a) 121
b) 127
c) 133
d) 136
Answer: c

Question: Which state is the first in India to make rooftop rainwater harvesting compulsory across the state?
a) West Bengal
b) Meghalaya
c) Rajasthan
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: d

Question: Why have multi-purpose projects and large dams come under scrutiny and opposition recently?
a) Dam locations are not technically correct
b) They affect sediment flow and cause sedimentation
c) Spread of disease
d) Dams are structurally weak
Answer: b

Question: What are the causes of Indian rivers becoming toxic?
a) Fossils
b) Agriculture
c) Water conservation
d) Industrialisation
Answer: d

Question: In Rajasthan, what is rainwater referred to as?
a) Barsaat pani
b) Baarish pani
c) Palar pani
d) Badal pani
Answer: c

Question: Roof water harvesting system is a compulsory structure in which state?
a) Bihar
b) Meghalaya
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka
Answer: c

Question: How can we revolutionise agriculture?
a) By building dams
b) By releasing more water
c) By making rainwater reserves
d) Through drought-resistant crops and dry farming
Answer: d

Question: Which states does it (multi-purpose river project) cover?
a) Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat
b) Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
c) Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan
d) Assam, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: c

Question: Hirakud Dam is situated on which river?
a) Narmada
b) Mahanadi
c) Sutlej
d) Ganga
Answer: b

Question: The state prone to floods is
a) Rajasthan
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Delhi
Answer: c

Question: Which state of India has made rooftop rainwater harvesting compulsory to all houses?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
Answer: b

Question: The rocks through which water seeps very fast are called as:
a) Mushroom Rocks
b) Hard Rocks
c) Igneous Rocks
d) Permeable Rocks
Answer: d

Question: The state using rooftop rainwater harvesting on an extensive scale is
a) Punjab
b) Delhi
c) Haryana
d) Rajasthan
Answer: d

Question: Which of the following factors is responsible for gully erosion of soil?
a) Wind
b) Rainfall
c) Snowfall
d) Wheat
Answer: b

Question: From which river does the Indira Canal start for irrigation of the desert area of North Rajasthan?
a) Ravi river
b) Chinab river
c) Biyas river
d) Satluj river
Answer: d

Question: What is India's rank in the world with reference to water availability per person per year?
a) 131st
b) 133rd
c) 137th
d) 157th
Answer: b

Question: Which one of the following is fixed as water stress level when availability is less than cubic meter per person per day?
a) 2000
b) 3000
c) 1000
d) 500
Answer: c

Question: Which one of the following is the correct percentage of contribution of hydroelectric power to India’s total electricity production?
a) 15%
b) 20%
c) 22%
d) 25%
Answer: c

Question: The total renewable water resources of India are estimated at
a) 897 sq. km. per annum
b) 1897 sq. km. per annum
c) 2897 sq. km. per annum
d) 3897 sq. km. per annum
Answer: b

Question: The Hirakud Dam is situated on which river?
a) Godavari
b) Tapi
c) Mahanadi
d) Yamuna
Answer: c

Question: Which of the following best defines 'guls' or 'kuls' in the Himalayan region?
a) Water bodies in Western Himalayas
b) Water channels in Western Himalayas
c) Diversion channels for agriculture in Himalayas
d) Names of daughters of Himalayas
Answer: c

Question: A large population affects water resources adversely due to
a) Building of dams
b) Digging of canals
c) Prayers offered for rain
d) Higher food grain production
Answer: d

Question: The uses of multi-purpose projects include
a) Rainwater harvesting
b) Scenic beauty
c) Electricity generation
d) All of the above
Answer: d

ASSERTION-REASON QUESTIONS

The following questions consist of two statements — Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

Question:
Assertion (A) : In ancient India, along with the sophisticated hydraulic structures, there existed an extraordinary tradition of water-harvesting system.
Reason (R) : Rainwater, or palar pani, as commonly referred to in these parts, is considered the purest form of natural water.
Answer: b

Question:
Assertion (A) : Today, dams are built not just for irrigation but for electricity generation, water supply for domestic and industrial uses, flood control, recreation, inland navigation and fish breeding.
Reason (R) : Hence, dams are now referred to as multi-purpose projects where the many uses of the impounded water are integrated with one another.
Answer: c

Question:
Assertion (A) : 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.
Reason (R) : Inter-state water disputes are also becoming less common with regard to sharing the costs and benefits of the multi-purpose project.
Answer: c

Question:
Assertion (A) : Most of the objections to the projects arose due to their success to achieve the purposes for which they were built.
Reason (R) : Ironically, the dams that were constructed to control floods have triggered floods due to sedimentation in the reservoir.
Answer: d

Question:
Assertion (A) : It was observed that the multi-purpose projects induced earthquakes, caused water-borne disease.
Reason (R) : 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.
Answer: a