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EVS (World Water Day)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is World Water Day celebrated?

a)

22 April

b)

23 March

c)

23 April

d)

22 March

2.

How much water does your body need every day?

a)

About 5 litres

b)

About 2 litres

c)

About 1 litre

3.

Scientists think that the water on Mars

a)

is in the form of ice

b)

is in big rivers

c)

is in clouds

4.

Identify the name of the longest river in the world?

a)

Yangtze

b)

Mississippi

c)

Nile

d)

Kaveri

5.

By how much has Lake Chad shrunk since the 1960s?

a)

70%

b)

25%

c)

90%

d)

75%

6.

There are roughly 7.8 billion people in the world today. How many people do not have access to clean water?

a)

2.2 billion

b)

3 billion

c)

4 billion

d)

3.5 billion

7.

What percentage of schools around the world lack handwashing facilities with water and soap?

a)

32%

b)

40%

c)

43%

d)

39%

8.

What does screening do?

a)

Traps and removes large debris from water

b)

Traps out moths and insects from entering water

c)

Removes larvae from water

9.

What is turbidity?

a)

How cloudy the water is

b)

How salty the water is

c)

How soft the water is

d)

How sweet the water is

10.

Which of these chemicals or germs sometimes found in drinking water is harmful?

a)

Bromate

b)

Giardia

c)

Nitrate

d)

All of the above

11.

Which is the most common way to purify drinking water?

a)

Coagulants

b)

Filters

c)

Disinfection

d)

None of the above

12.

When should you use a home water treatment system?

a)

Your tap water has a funny or unpleasant taste

b)

Someone in your household has a weakened immune system

c)

You have young children in your home

d)

All of the above

13.

Fresh water is more acidic than salt water.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

How much of the earth’s surface is covered by water?

a)

75%

b)

50%

c)

65%

d)

70%

15.

What percentage of the world’s water supply is fresh?

a)

2.5%

b)

7.5%

c)

10%

d)

20%

16.

Water that is safe to drink is called?

a)

Tap Water

b)

Potable water

c)

Distilled water

d)

Piliated water

17.

What proportion of the world’s major rivers are seriously polluted or depleted?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

18.

Which human activities need the most water?

a)

Personal hygiene

b)

Cooking

c)

Irrigation

d)

Drinking

19.

What is the project to clean up the polluted waters of the Ganga called?

a)

GPP

b)

GOP

c)

GAP

d)

GCP

20.

How long could you live without water?

a)

About 3 weeks

b)

About 1 day

c)

About 3 days

d)

About 7 days

21.

The decision to celebrate World Water Day annually was taken on ?

a)

5 June,1992

b)

22 December,1992

c)

22 March,1992

d)

22 March,1993

22.

In which year the first World Water Day was celebrated?

a)

1991

b)

1992

c)

1993

d)

1994

23.

Which country uses the most water per day?

a)

India

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Russia

24.

What was the theme of World Water Day 2021?

a)

Conserving Water

b)

Water and Ecology

c)

Climate

d)

Valuing Water

25.

Which country has the cleanest tapwater?

a)

Greece

b)

Scotland

c)

Switzerland

d)

New Zealand