Water resources class 10

Which is not a source of fresh water?

• Glaciers and ice sheets

• Groundwater

• Surface runoff

• Oceans

Which of the following are not causes of water scarcity?

• Growing population

• Growing of water intensive crop

• Expansion of irrigation facilities

• Water harvesting techniques

Bhakra Nangal river valley project is made on the river

• Satluj Beas

• Ravi Chenab

• Ganga

• Son

Hirakud Dam is constructed on the river:

• Ganga

• Manjira

• Manas

• Mahanadi

The diversion channels seen in the Western Himalayas are called:

• Guls or Kuls

• Khadins

• Johads

• Recharge pits

Agricultural fields which are used as rainfed storage structures are called:

• Kuls

• Khadins/johads

• Recharge pits

• None of these

Underground tanks seen in Rajasthan to store rainwater for drinking is called:

• Tankas

• Khadins

• Ponds

• Kul

Western Rajasthan today plenty of water is available due to:

• Rooftops water harvesting

• Perennial Rajasthan canals

• construction of Tankas

• None of these

Bamboo drip irrigation system is prevalent in:

• Manipur

• Meghalaya

• Mizoram

• Madhya Pradesh

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

• Andhra Pradesh

• Karnataka

• Tamilnadu

• West Bengal