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Life series in Ganga River

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Full form of NMCG

(a)  

2.

Which species of Crocodile is most commonly found in the Ganga River and its tributaries?

a)

Gharials

b)

Mugger

c)

Salt Water Crocodile

d)

All the above

3.

In which of these states does Ganga originate

a)

Uttar Pradesh

b)

Himachal Pradesh

c)

Uttarakhand

d)

Jammu & Kashmir

4.

Aquaculture is the controlled cultivation and harvesting of freshwater or marine aquatic species of plants and animals. Name an area along the Indian coast, where aquaculture and prawn culture activities are a major source of coastal pollution as well as a threat to the endangered sea turtles.

a)

Orissa

b)

Maharashtra

c)

Kerala

d)

Tamilnadu

5.

Name the largest submarine fan on Earth

a)

Ganga Nicobar Fan

b)

Bay of Bengal Fan

c)

Ganga Bay Fan

d)

Underwater Bengal Fan

6.

The GAP (Ganga Action Plan) – a project to clean up the polluted waters of the Ganga - plans to intercept and divert municipal sewage falling into the river from 25 large urban conglomerates in three states. Name them.

a)

UP, Haryana and Punjab

b)

UP, Bihar and West Bengal

c)

Himachal Pradesh, UP, and Haryana

d)

Orissa , Bihar and West Bengal

7.

Less than ________% of the water supply on earth can be used as drinking water.

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

8.

Which of the following elements is not a heavy metal?

a)

Mercury

b)

Arsenic

c)

Lithium

d)

Lead

9.

The greatest ecological threat in the history of the Antarctic continent was the sinking of the Argentinian supply ship carrying one million litres of diesel oil off its western peninsula in the year 1989. The unique flora and fauna of the region faced the threat of extinction and the effects of this oil spill are likely to be felt till ________.

a)

2030

b)

2050

c)

2070

d)

2100

10.

Which sector is the single-largest consumer of fresh water in India?

a)

Industry

b)

Power Production

c)

Domestic

d)

Agriculture

11.

Which is the cleanest river in the world?

a)

The Ganges

b)

River Thames

c)

River Nile

d)

River Amazon

12.

Which is the cleanest river in India?

a)

Umngot River

b)

Siang (Dihang)

c)

Tingmosgang

d)

Alaknanda

13.

In a survey recently conducted by the CGWA (Central Ground Water Authority) and CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board), the groundwater samples in one-fourth of the neighborhood tested in New Delhi were unfit for drinking. They contained high levels of two minerals that are not eliminated by ordinary water filters and are extremely harmful at high concentrations. Name them.

a)

Mercury and zinc

b)

Fluoride and arsenic

c)

Nitrate and flouride

d)

Lead and Chromium

14.

Of the following indications of the health of a water body, which is the most widely accepted means of measuring how polluting an effluent is?

a)

Biological Oxygen Demand

b)

Chemical Oxygen Demand

c)

Phosphorous Content

d)

Sulfur Content

15.

Most of the Earth's fresh water is in __________.

a)

Rivers

b)

Ocean

c)

Lakes

d)

Glaciers

16.

Who founded Ganga mahasabha in 1905 form the conservation of Ganga river?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Medha Patkar

c)

Madan Mohan Malviya

d)

Swami Nagamananda Saraswati

17.

With which of the following will you associate NGRBA?

a)

Swacch Bharat

b)

Mission to clean Ganga

c)

Employment guarantee

d)

Environmental conservation

18.

Where is Ganga talao (lake of Ganga) situated?

a)

Nepal

b)

Myanmar

c)

Mauritius

d)

Bangladesh

19.

Which tributory of Ganga river is known as 'Sorrow of Bihar' ?

a)

Gandalf

b)

Gomti

c)

Kosi

d)

Ghaghara

20.

Which is the largest city on the Ganges?

a)

Varanasi

b)

Kanpur

c)

Haridwar

d)

Allahabad

21.

Which river is called Dakshi Ganga ?

a)

Godavari

b)

Periyar

c)

Krishna

d)

Pamba

22.

Which is the largest tributory of Ganga ?

a)

Yamuna

b)

Kosi

c)

Gandaki

d)

Ghaghara

23.

Which country announced a loan of Euro 120 million to India to clean river Ganges ?

a)

USA

b)

Germany

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

France

24.

Which Indian river is known as Padma river in Bangladesh ?

a)

Brahmaputra

b)

Godavari

c)

Ganges

d)

Krishna

25.

Name the great king who brought the river Ganga to earth from heaven ?

a)

Dushyant

b)

Bhagiratha

c)

Chitrangada

d)

Vichitraveerya