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Water Pollution and water sources

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water pollution is caused by ___________

a)

oil spills

b)

sewage

c)

industrial waste

d)

agricultural waste and chemicals

e)

all of the above

2.

What percentage of Earth is water?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

71%

d)

90%

3.

The longest river in the world is ______________

a)

Ganga river

b)

Amazon river

c)

Nile river

d)

None of the above

4.

The shortest river in the world is __________

a)

Narmadha river

b)

Tapti river

c)

Murray river

d)

Roe river

5.

Ganga is a ____________ fed river.

a)

snow

b)

rain

c)

lake

d)

none of the above

6.

Mahanadi flows through the state of _________

a)

Orissa

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Rajasthan

d)

Jammu and Kashmir

7.

____________ flows through China before entering India.

a)

Ganga river

b)

Brahmaputra river

c)

Kaveri river

d)

Yamuna river

8.

When harmful chemicals and other substances enter into water sources making it unfit for drinking or harmful to the living things in it, it is called _____________

a)

water pollution

b)

air pollution

c)

land pollution

d)

noise pollution

9.

The place where the river meets the ocean or the sea is called _______________________

a)

source of the river

b)

mouth of the river

c)

meanders

d)

waterfall

10.

Rivers are the lifeline of civilisation. They are useful in ______ ways.

a)

water for drinking and agriculture

b)

water for producing electricity

c)

water transportation

d)

all of the above