WorksheetsWSS QUIZ-1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Water used for drinking, cooking, bathing, and washing comes under
Public demand
Industrial demand
Domestic demand
Irrigation demand
The largest consumer of water in India is
Domestic use
Industrial use
Irrigation
Recreation
Water required for parks, gardens, and public buildings is called
Domestic demand
Public demand
Irrigation demand
Fire demand
Water is essential for the survival of
Plants only
Animals only
Human beings only
All living organisms
Water used for cleaning streets and disposal of wastes relates to
Irrigation
Transportation
Sanitation
Recreation
Dilution of wastewater is mainly done to
Increase water hardness
Reduce pollution concentration
Improve taste of water
Increase turbidity
Water sprinkled on roads to control dust is called
Fire demand
Dust palliative
Public demand
Sanitation demand
Water used for swimming pools and boating comes under
Recreation
Irrigation
Public supply
Sanitation
Water required for extinguishing fires is known as
Domestic demand
Public demand
Fire demand
Industrial demand
Rivers and canals are mainly used for water transportation of
Electricity
People and goods
Wastewater only
Drinking water only
Rivers, lakes, and reservoirs are examples of
Ground sources
Surface sources
Atmospheric sources
Desalinated sources
Wells and tube wells obtain water from
Rivers
Lakes
Aquifers
Atmosphere
Rainwater harvesting is a method of collecting water from
Groundwater
Rivers
Seas
Atmosphere
Desalination is the process of removing
Bacteria
Suspended solids
Salts
Oxygen
The most common method of desalination is
Filtration
Reverse osmosis
Sedimentation
Chlorination
Treated wastewater can be reused for
Drinking only
Irrigation and industry
Cooking
Medicine preparation
Artificial recharge of groundwater is done to
Reduce rainfall
Increase groundwater level
Increase salinity
Reduce infiltration
Surface water is usually
Free from pollution
Highly polluted
Easier to access but needs treatment
Always potable
Recycling of wastewater is an example of
Water wastage
Sustainable water management
Pollution increase
Overexploitation
Aquifer recharge mainly occurs through
Evaporation
Infiltration
Condensation
Transpiration
