MCQs For NCERT Class 10 Social Science Chapter 3 Water Resources

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Water Resources Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers

Please see below Water Resources Class 10 Social Science MCQ Questions, solve the questions and compare your answers with the solutions provided below. 

Question. Gendathur a remote backward village is in:
(a) Delhi
(b) Mysore
(c) Bangalore
(d) Chennai

Question. The percent of fresh water on the earth is:
(a) 2.5
(b) 2.6
(c) 2.7
(d) 2.8

Question. The percent of fresh water as ice sheets and glaciers is:
(a) 50
(b) 60
(c) 70
(d) 80

Question. According to Falken Mark, water stress occurs when water availability is less than …………….. cubic metre per person per day.
(a) 1,000
(b) 2,000
(c) 3,000
(d) 4,000

Question. In the hydrological cycle, fresh water can be obtained directly from:
(a) Precipitation
(b) Surface run off
(c) Ground water
(d) All the above

Question. The which of the following government are involved in the Krishna-Godavari dispute:
(а) Punjab and Haryana.
(b) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
(c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
(d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Question. Many dams were constructed to control floods but have triggered flood due to:
(а) Sedimentation in the reservoir
(b) Jamming of water supplies
(c) Excessive rains
(d) None of the above

Question. In India, today hydroelectric power contributes approximately ………………. percent of the total electricity produced.
(a) 21
(b) 22
(c) 23
(d) 24

Question. Most of the small rivers of India have been turned into:
(a) Holy streams
(b) Poisonous streams
(c) Toxic streams
(d) None of the above

Question. Which of the following was the largest artificial lake built in the 11th century:
(a) Kalinga lake
(b) Bennur lake
(c) Kolhapur lake
(d) Bhopal lake

Question. Hauz Khas, in Delhi was constructed by:
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Razia Sultan

Question. Which of the following is the first and only state in India to have made rooftop rain water harvesting structure compulsory to all the homes:
(a) West Benga
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu

Question. The percent of the total volume of water to exist as oceans is:
(a) 94.5
(b) 95.5
(c) 96.5
(d) 97.5

Question. Multi-purpose projects also induce:
(a) Earthquakes
(b) Pollution
(c) Water borne diseases
(d) All the above

Question. For agricultural purpose people in hills and mountains, build diversion channels known as:
(a) Pubs or kuls
(b) Guls or kuls
(c) Drip or kuls
(d) None of the above

Question. The states in India to introduce compulsory roof rainwater harvesting Act is
(a) Andhra Pradesh.
(b) Karnataka.
(c) Tamil Nadu.
(d) Kerala.

Question. Which one of the following village has adopted rain water harvesting techniques completely in South India?
(a) Mettur village in Karnataka
(b) Gulberga in Karnataka
(c) Gendathur in Mysore-Karnataka
(d) Mithapur in Kerala

Question. Water in atmosphere is recharged through which one of the following process ?
(a) Carbon cycle
(b) Nitrogen cycle
(c) Hydrological cycle
(d) Hydrogen cycle

Question. Column – A is the list of Hydro Electric Power Projects and Column – B is the list of states where located.

Column – A	Column – B
A. Sileru	i. Gujarat
B. Dhuvaran	ii. Karnataka
C. Shabarigiri	iii. Andhra Pradesh
D. Chakra	iv. Kerala

Which one of the following correctly matched set ?
(a) A-ii, B-iii, C-i, D-iv
(b) A-iii, B-i, C-iv, D-ii
(c) A-iv, B-i, C-ii, D-iii
(d) A-i, -ii C-iii, D-iv

Question. “Renigaon” is famous for
(a) Water Conservation
(b) Organic Agriculture
(c) Environment Conservation
(d) Chipko Movement

Question. On which river is Sardar Sarovar Dam built?
(a) Tapi
(b) Narmada
(c) Krishna
(d) Kaveri

Question. The ecologists and the environmentalists are against big dams and multi purpose projects as it
(a) produces hydroelectricity.
(b) produces more vegetation and soil.
(c) affects their natural flow causing excessive sedimentation on the river beds resulting in poor habitat for the rivers’ aquatic life.
(d) easy for the aquatic fauna to migrate.

Question. What among the following is the common factor between the leeward side of the western Ghats, Ladakh and western India(deserts of Rajasthan)?
(a) These areas face floods every year
(b) These are the drought prone areas of India
(c) These areas have ample forest cover
(d) It rains throughout the year in these areas

Question. Damodar is tributary of river —
(a) Ganga
(b) Hugli
(c) Suvamrekha
(d) Yamuna

Question. Water availability per person in India is :
(a) Decreasing
(b) Increasing
(c) Stagnant
(d) None of the above

Question. In which state did Narmada Bachao Andolan, an NGO, launch movement against river valley project?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka
(d) Gujarat

Question. The increase in urbanization and industrialization has effected not only the quantity , but also the
(a) salinity of water resources.
(b) quality of water resources.
(c) accumulation of water resources.
(d) potential of water resources.

Question. Which one of the following is the correct meaning of palar pani ?
(a) Rain water in areas of Rajasthan
(b) Drinking water in hilly regions
(c) Underground water in Kashmir
(d) Harvesting water in fields

Question. The dominant type of irrigation in Peninsular India is by :-
(a) Canals
(b) Tanks
(c) Wells
(d) Sprinklers

Question. When the word “Acid Rain” was first used –
(a) 1953 year
(b) 1983 year
(c) 1973 year
(d) 1873 year

Write true (T) or false (F)

Question. The reservoirs that are created on the flood plains also submerge the existing vegetation and soil leading to its decomposition over a period of time.

Question. Sometimes scarcity of water may be due to bad quality of water.

Question. India’s rivers, especially the smaller ones, have all turned into toxic streams.

Question. Sophisticated hydraulic structures like dams were not constructed during the ancient times.

Question. Haus Khas, in Delhi was constructed by Iltutmish in the 15th century.

Question. The Hirakud Project in the Mahanadi basin integrates conservation of water with flood control.

Question. Dam refers to the reservoir rather than the structure.

Question. A little less than 40 percent of fresh water is stored as groundwater in the world’s aquifers.

Question. By 2025, it is predicted that large parts of India will join countries having absolute water scarcity.

Question. Dams are classified according to structure, intended purpose or width.

Question. Multi-purpose projects were thought of as the vehicle that would lead the nation to development and progress.

Question. The waters of the big rivers like the Ganga and Yamuna are still pure.

Question. Over-exploitation and mismanagement of water resources will impoverish this resource and cause ecological crisis.

Question. During the time of Chandragupta Maurya dams, lakes and irrigation systems were extensively built.

Question. Bhopal lake, one of the largest artificial lakes of its time was built in the 12th century.

Fill in the blanks

Question. The total ……………………… water resources of India are estimated at 1,897 sq. km. per annum.

Question. The availability of water resources varies over space and time, mainly due to the variations in seasonal and annual ……………………… .

Question. The need of the hour is to ……………………… and manage our water resources.

Question. Archaeological and ……………………… records show that from ancient times we have been constructing sophisticated hydraulic structures.

Question. The Sardar Sarovar Dam is being built across the ……………………… river in Gujarat.

Question. In India ……………………… power contributes approximately 22 percent of the total electricity produced.

Question. ……………………… water resources are being over-exploited and have caused their depletion in several cities.

Match the following

Question.

Column-A	Column-B
1. Shringaverapura	(a) Orissa
2. Kalinga	(b) Andhra Pradesh
3. Nagarjunakonda	(c) Karnataka
4. Bennur	(d) Maharashtra
5. Kolhapur	(e) Allahabad

Question.

Column-A	Column-B
1. Oustees	(a) to observe carefully.
2. Scrutiny	(b) social movement.
3. Tehri Dam Andolan	(c) rain water.
4. Palar Pani	(d) tanks for storing drinking water.
5. Matkas	(e) displaced people.

Answer :

Column A	Column B
1. Social movement	(a) Highest rainfall in the world
2. A dam	(b) Temples of modern India
3. Jawaharlal Nehru declared the dams as the	(c) Solve many purposes at a time
4. Mawsynram	(d) A barrier across flowing water that obstructs
5. Multi purpose project	(e) Narmada Bachao Andolan