Gr.10 Water Resources

Water Scarcity means....

• Quantity of water available
• Quality of water available
• Both quantity and quality available
• Both quantity and quality available and accessible

Causes of water scarcity....

• over exploitation
• excessive use of water
• unequal access of water
• all the above

If tube wells and wells are over-utilized by users what will happen?

• falling ground water level
• affecting water availablity
• affecting food security
• All the above

What is Kul?

• traditional water harvesting
• modern water harvesting
• traditional water harvesting method in Western Himalays
• None of the above

Tanka refers to.....

• Traditional rain water harvesting
• Modern rain water harvesting
• Traditional rain water harvesting in Rajasthan
• None of the above

Palar Pani refers to....

• purest form of natural rain water
• water
• drinking water
• water for irrigation

Which is the first State in India introduced compulsory rain water saving in the houses?

• Rajasthan
• Meghalaya
• Karnataka
• Tamil Nadu

Bamboo dirp irrigation system is practiced in which State in India?

• Nagaland
• Manipur
• Meghalaya
• Mizoram

Hirakud Multi River Project is located in....

• Krishana River Basin
• Godavari River Basin
• Mahanadi River Basin
• Ganga River Basin

One of the disadvantages of Multi Purpose River Project in India is....

• Irrigation changed cropping pattern
• large scale displacement of local people
• salinisation
• All the above