Water: A Precious Resource Class 7 MCQs

What is an inexpensive solution to providing everyone with more fresh water to use?

• desalination

• water conservation

• drilling more wells into aquifers

• building more dams

Water on the top the earth can form lakes or rivers, these are termed ____.

• fresh water
• infiltration
• surface water
• groundwater

The most efficient way of irrigation is _______

• Sprinkler irrigation

• Surface irrigation

• Drip irrigation

• Canal Alignment

------------- pressure on agriculture forces increasing use of groundwater?

• Population

• industries

• all the above

Which of the following does not allow water to seep in easily?

• graas

• mud

• pukka floor

• all the above

Which year was observed as International Year of Fresh Water?

• 2003

• 2004

• 2006

• 2002

Which of the following does not show water shortage?

• Taps running dry

• Long queue for getting water

• Marches and protests for demand of water

• A family gets three buckets of water per person per day

Water in the ……………….. can be easily pumped out with the help of tube wells or handpumps.

• water table

• infiltration

• aquifer

Water on the earth has been maintained for millions of years by various processes which make ……………….

• ground water

• water cycle

• surface water

……………….. was the traditional way of collecting water.

• drip irrigation

• bawri

• dams

• rainwater harvesting