WorksheetsWatershed Management
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is a Watershed?
An area of land that contains a common set of streams and rivers that all drain into a single larger body of water.
A place to store water for emergency use
A storm drain.
The main components of watershed management are:
Land Management
Water Management
Biomass Management
Wildlife Management
Why is gravity a factor in watersheds ?
It causes the water to flow away from a watershed
It causes the water to flow towards a watershed
Which of the following picture best shows a Watershed?
What is a Divide?
A natural stream of water of considerable volume
A continuous ridge that separates a watershed
Small rivers or streams that flow into a larger river or stream
A body of fresh water found in low lying areas
Pollutants from a factory that enter the water in a watershed
will have a negative effect on which of the following?
Available space for crops
Local pond life
Rainfall Rates
Direction of river flow
A lake that stores water for human use is called a (a) .
A collection of watersheds all discharging into the same major body of water is referred to as a (a) .
The main goal of Watershed Management is:
1. Improvement and restoration of soil quality
and thus, raising productivity rates.
2. Supply and securing of clean and sufficient
drinking water for the population.
3. Improvement of infrastructure for storage,
transport and agricultural marketing.
4.Preserving all biotic and abiotic resources.
Why Does Watershed Deterioration Occur?
Due to uncontrolled, unplanned, and unscientific use of land.
Due to uncontrolled, unplanned, and unscientific use of water.
Consequences of A Degraded Watershed:
Agricultural production reduces
Streams get polluted
Increased incidents of floods and
droughts
Land gets ameliorated.
Stream flow or discharges means:
A. It is quantity of water flowing in the stream or
channel.
B. Quantity, quality and timing of water yields
are mostly affected by man.
C. Both (a) & (b
D. None of these.
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE for watershed management ?
Resources are conserved.
Resources are used judiciously.
Resources are regenerated.
Promotes unsustainable agriculture.
"Har Khet ko pani" and "More crop per drop" are the aspects of which government scheme ?
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY)
Collection and storage of rainwater by some mechanism to make water available for future use is called (a) .
Which of the following is NOT a Water Management Activity ?
Contour bunding
Check dams and gully control structures
Bench terracing
Afforestation
(a) is a process that results in a plan or a blueprint of how to best protect and improve the water quality and other natural resources in a watershed.
Which of the following factors affect watershed management ?
Size , shape and Topography
Precipitation and intensity of rainfall
Vegetative cover and Density
All of the above
Which picture shows contour bunding ?
The careful management of water catchment areas results in ?
More desertification
More deforestation
Less waste of water
More waste of water
