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Our Water Resources

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water does not cover nearly________of the Earth's surface.

a)

1/4th

b)

3/4th

c)

75%

d)

50%

2.

(a)   water is obtained from oceans and seas.

3.

Fresh water is obtained from ______.

a)

Ground water

b)

Oceans

c)

Seas

d)

Surface water

4.

Fresh water constitutes only___ of the total water on Earth.

a)

3%

b)

10%

c)

15%

d)

75%

5.

What is the main source of fresh water on Earth?

a)

Seas

b)

Rivers

c)

Rain

d)

Ponds

6.

The (a)   rivers are dependent on rains only.

7.

(a)   is the water that seeps into the Earth's surface.

8.

Water is largely used for_____purposes.

a)

Drinking

b)

Irrigation

c)

Washing Clothes

d)

Bathing

9.

Tube wells and wells are used in the states of...

a)

U.P. and Sikkim

b)

Gujarat and Rajasthan

c)

Punjab and Haryana

d)

Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

10.

_____ bring water from the rivers directly to the fields.

a)

Canals

b)

Tunnels

c)

Dams

d)

Tube wells

11.

_______ are artificial reservoirs which store rain water and then used for irrigation.

a)

Barrels

b)

Wells

c)

Canals

d)

Tanks

12.

Tanks are used in the states of (a)   .

13.

Longest Canal of India

(a)  

14.

Water stored in an artificial lake behind a dam is called a ______.

a)

Pond

b)

Reservoir

c)

Canal

d)

Well

15.

Which of the following cause water pollution?

a)

Bathing and washing in water bodies

b)

disposal of garbage and industrial waste

c)

Irrigation

d)

Rainwater harvesting

16.

Water Recycling, Rainwater Harvesting and Watershed development are called ______ Practices.

a)

Irrigation

b)

Conservation

c)

Conversation

d)

Pollution

17.

Second largest dam in India.

a)

Bhakra Nangal Dam

b)

Hirakud Dam

c)

Sardar Sarovar Dam

d)

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

18.

Longest Dam in India

a)

Sardar Sarovar Dam

b)

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

c)

Hirakud Dam

d)

Bhakra-Nangal Dam

19.

Sardar Sarovar Dam is built in______.

a)

Himachal Pradesh

b)

West Bengal

c)

Odisha

d)

Gujarat

20.

Which dam supplies water to West Bengal and Bangladesh.

a)

Bhakra-Nangal Dam

b)

Farakka Barrage

c)

Sardar Sarovar Dam

d)

Damodar Valley Project

21.

Hirakud Dam is located on which river?

a)

Mahanadi

b)

Satluj

c)

Narmada

d)

Ganga