Class 10- Water Resources

Water is a what type of resource?

• renewable resource

• non-renewable resource

• continuous resource

Why is fresh water a limited resource?

• It isn't because it is a renewable resource

• 97% of water is in the oceans and too salty to drink.

• Only 2.5% is drinkable and is stored in icecaps, rivers, and lakes.

Where most freshwater is stored is in _________.

• Groundwater
• pH
• Glaciers
• Sea water

Where 97% of Earth's water is stored?

• Glaciers
• pH
• Groundwater
• Sea water

The total volume of the world’s water is estimated to exist as ocean:

• 75.5%

• 86.5%

• 96.5%

• 65.5%

Roof top rainwater harvesting is the most common practice in-

• Shillong

• Guwahati

• Imphal

• Patna

On which river has Nagarjuna Sager Dam been constructed?

• River Coyana

• River Krishna

• River Godavari

• River Tapi

How much percentage (%) of the Earth’s Surface is covered with water?

• About 70%

• About 90%

• About 60%

• None of these

What is the rank of India in the world countries in the terms of Water availability per person p.a.?

• 129th

• 130th

• 131st

• 133rd

It is predicated that nearly 2 billion people will live in absolute water scarcity in the year of –

• 2015

• 2020

• 2025

• 2030