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Water resources of India

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rivers help to produce hydro-electricity.

a)

True

b)

False

2.
A lack of water in an area is called ____.
a)
water scarcity
b)
water footprint
3.

A hole dug by the people to bring underground water to the surface for daily household activities.

a)

canals

b)

dams

c)

sea

d)

well

4.

The process of supplying fresh water to farm fields for growing crops.

a)

aqueduct

b)

irrigation

c)

spring

d)

runoff

5.

More than ____ % of the Earth is covered with water.

a)

75%

b)

70%

c)

60%

d)

80%

6.

The farmers in India depend a lot on _____ for irrigating their fields

a)

River

b)

Underground water

c)

Rain

d)

Lakes and ponds

7.

It is a mechanical way of lifting water from open wells with the help of animals like buffaloes or camels.

a)

Persian wheel

b)

Tube wells

c)

Dams

d)

Canals

8.

_______ are small channels through which water from the rivers or dams is diverted to the fields.

a)

Rivers

b)

Wells

c)

Dams

d)

Canals

9.

______is the longest irrigation canal in the world.

a)

Rajiv Gandhi Canal

b)

Mahatma Gandhi Canal

c)

Indira Gandhi Canal

d)

Western Desert Canal

10.

_______ are barriers constructed on rivers to control the flow of the water.

a)

Persian wheel

b)

Canals

c)

Wells

d)

Dams

11.

Dams are also known as ______ river valley projects.

a)

Multipurpose

b)

Multi planned

c)

Multi used

d)

Planned

12.

_________ is constructed n river Mahanadi in Odisha

a)

Nagarjuna Sagar dam

b)

Bhakra Nangal dam

c)

Tehri dam

d)

Hirakud dam

13.

This process of collecting and storing rainwater is called ______.

a)

Rainwater storing

b)

Rainwater Harvesting

c)

Rainwater collection

d)

Rainwater saving

14.
Water that seeps into the soil may become __________.
a)
aquifer
b)
water reclamation
c)
groundwater
d)
reservoir
15.

Water found beneath the surface of the Earth is also known as _________

a)

groundwater

b)

freshwater

c)

saltwater

d)

irrigation water

16.

_____ percent of water found on the Earth is freshwater.

a)

10

b)

3

c)

32

d)

70

17.

In which of the following freshwater is not found?

a)

Pond

b)

River

c)

Sea

d)

Lake

18.

Longest river in the world

a)

Ganga

b)

Yamuna

c)

Nile

d)

Narmada

19.

The barriers constructed on rivers are called

a)

dams

b)

rivers

c)

wells

d)

persian wells

20.

Tehri dam is build on ____________

a)

Satluj

b)

Bhagirathi

c)

Ganga

d)

Krishna

21.

On which day World Water Day is celebrated?

a)

12 March

b)

22 March

c)

2 May

d)

15 September

22.

Indira Gandhi Canal is also known as the ___________

a)

Rajasthan canal

b)

Haryana canal

c)

Jaipur canal

d)

Punjab canal

23.

The Nagarjuna Sagar dam is in the state of _______

a)

Punhab

b)

Kerala

c)

Karnataka

d)

Andhra Pradesh

24.

Indira Gandhi Canal ends near ________

a)

Jaipur

b)

Jaiselmer

c)

Udaipur

d)

Jodhpur

25.

Identify the following source of water

a)

well

b)

tap

c)

hand pump

d)

river