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WorksheetsWater Resources Part 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the contribution of hydroelectricity in the total generation of electricity?
a)
0.52
b)
0.42
c)
0.32
d)
0.22
2.
What percentage of the total volume of world’s water is estimated to exist as oceans?
a)
0.945
b)
0.955
c)
0.965
d)
0.975
3.
Which of the following data shows the percentage of global precipitation that is received by India?
a)
96.5 per cent
b)
30 per cent
c)
4 per cent
d)
2.5 per cent
4.
How much of the earth surface is covered with water?
a)
About 1/4
b)
About 1/2
c)
About 3/4
d)
About 2/3
5.
The only State which has made rooftop rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses is:
a)
Andhra Pradesh
b)
Karnataka
c)
Tamil Nadu
d)
West Bengal
6.
On which of the following issues did the Narmada Bachao Andolan first focus?
a)
Benefits of irrigation to landless farmers
b)
Environmental issues related to submergence of trees under the dam water
c)
Rehabilitation of the people displaced due to construction of the dam
d)
Economic issues of wastage of money for the construction of the dam
7.
On which one of the following rivers the Tehri Dam is being constructed?
a)
Bhagirathi
b)
Yamuna
c)
Koshi
d)
Sutlej
8.
Salal Dam is built on which river?
a)
Chenab
b)
Mahanadi
c)
Krishna
d)
Satluj
9.
Hirakud dam is built on which river?
a)
Chenab
b)
Mahanadi
c)
Krishna
d)
Satluj
10.
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on which river?
a)
Clenab
b)
Mahanadi
c)
Krishna
d)
Satluj
11.
In which of the following areas are ‘guls’ and ‘kuls’ used to channel water for agriculture?
a)
Deccan Plateau
b)
Deserts of Rajasthan
c)
Western Himalayas
d)
Ganga Plains
12.
Which of the following areas would you immediately associate with water scarcity?
a)
Deserts of Rajasthan
b)
The Ganga Plains
c)
Hills of North-Eastern India
d)
Coastal areas of Orissa
13.
Hirakud Dam is constructed on the river:
a)
Ganga
b)
Manjira
c)
Manas
d)
Mahanadi
14.
The remote village that has earned the rare distinction of being rich in rainwater?
a)
Gari
b)
Kaza
c)
Gendathur
d)
none of the above
15.
Which is not a source of fresh water?
a)
Glaciers and ice sheets
b)
Groundwater
c)
Surface run off
d)
Oceans
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