Water Resources - Test

Which of the following is the main objective of the Bhakra-Nangal Project of Punjab and Haryana?

• Hydel power production and irrigation

• Flood control

• Inland navigation

• Pisciculture

Look at the picture that shows a water harvesting system. From the options given below identify the water harvesting system.

• 'Khadins' and 'Johads'

• 'Guls' or 'kuls'

• Rooftop rain water harvesting

• Inundation channels.

Most farmers own wells and tube-wells in their farms for irrigation to increase their produce, what adverse effect can this have?

• Falling groundwater levels, adversely affecting water availability

• Imbalance in minerals for the soil

• Unequal distribution of water

• Could be technical defaults

Why did Jawaharlal Nehru call dams the temples of India?

• They were multipurpose in nature

• Irrigation became better

• Development of agriculture and the village economy along with rapid industrialisation and growth of the urban economy

• Hydel power became ample

Which of the following structures are known as ‘tankas’?

• Underground tanks for storing rainwater harvested from roof tops for drinking purpose

• Tanks constructed on rooftops for storing rainwater

• Tanks constructed in agricultural fields to store rainwater

• Tanks constructed to store floodwater

According to Falkan Mark, water stress occurs when:

• Water availability is less than 1000 cubic metre per person per day.

• There is no water scarcity.

• There is flood.

• Water availability is more than 1000 cubic metre per person per day.

The remote village that has earned the rare distinction of being rich in rainwater.

• Gari

• Kaza

• Gendathur

• None of the above

Which of the following is not a cause of water scarcity?

• Growing population

• Water harvesting technique

• Individual wells and tubewells in farms

• Expansion of irrigation facilities

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

• Andhra Pradesh

• Karnataka

• Tamil Nadu

• West Bengal

Ironically, the dams that were constructed to control floods, have triggered floods. Which of the following reasons is responsible for it?

• Irrigation of surrounding areas

• Generation of hydroelectricity

• Sedimentation in the reservoir

• Pisciculture in the reservoir