Water Resources Part 1

What is the contribution of hydroelectricity in the total generation of electricity?

• 0.52
• 0.42
• 0.32
• 0.22

What percentage of the total volume of world’s water is estimated to exist as oceans?

• 0.945
• 0.955
• 0.965
• 0.975

Which of the following data shows the percentage of global precipitation that is received by India?

• 96.5 per cent
• 30 per cent
• 4 per cent
• 2.5 per cent

How much of the earth surface is covered with water?

• About 1/4
• About 1/2
• About 3/4
• About 2/3

The only State which has made rooftop rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses is:

• Andhra Pradesh
• Karnataka
• Tamil Nadu
• West Bengal

On which of the following issues did the Narmada Bachao Andolan first focus?

• Benefits of irrigation to landless farmers
• Environmental issues related to submergence of trees under the dam water
• Rehabilitation of the people displaced due to construction of the dam
• Economic issues of wastage of money for the construction of the dam

On which one of the following rivers the Tehri Dam is being constructed?

• Bhagirathi

• Yamuna

• Koshi

• Sutlej

Salal Dam is built on which river?

• Chenab
• Mahanadi
• Krishna
• Satluj

Hirakud dam is built on which river?

• Chenab
• Mahanadi
• Krishna
• Satluj

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on which river?

• Clenab
• Mahanadi
• Krishna
• Satluj