MCQs For NCERT Class 12 Geography Chapter 6 Water Resources

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Water Resources Class 12 MCQ Questions with Answers

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Question. Bhakra- Nangal, Hirakud, Damodar Valley,Nagarjuna Sagar, Indira Gandhi Canal Project, etc,are:
(A) Picnic spots
(B) Tourist areas
(C) Multipurpose river valley projects
(D) Irrigation points

Question. Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh more than 85 per cent of their net sown area is under :
(A) irrigation
(B) agriculture
(C) pesticides
(D) wasteland

Question. The North-western India and Deccan Plateau are deficient in :
(A) population
(B) rainfall
(C) moist air
(D) sunlight

Question. The per capita availability of water is dwindling dayby day due to the :
(A) decrease in population
(B) increase in population
(C) stagnation in population
(D) no change in population

Question. Name the board that monitors the water quality of national aquatic resources.
(A) The Central Pollution Centre Board
(B) The Central Pollution Control Board
(C) The Central Pollution Communication Board
(D) The Central Pollution Common Board

Question. ___________ involves prevention of runoff and storage and recharge of groundwater through various methods like percolation tanks, recharge wells, etc.
(A) Watershed management
(B) Rainwater harvesting
(C) Underground preservation
(D) All the Above

Question. Traditional ________ in rural areas is done by using surface storage bodies like lakes, ponds, irrigation tanks.
(A) rain water harvesting
(B) ground water preservation
(C) watershed management
(D) storage management

Question. The area from which rainfall flows into a river, lake or reservoir is called a__________ area.
(A) connecting
(B) catchment
(C) flooding
(D) None of the Above

Question. An area of shallow body of water separated from the sea by barrier islands or reefs is known as : U
(A) Backwaters
(B) Catchment area
(C) Lagoon
(D) Lake

Question. Rivers can be important remedies for solving_________problem in India.
(A) Rain
(B) Water
(C) Land
(D) Flow

Question. Which sector grounds for most of the surface and groundwater utilisation?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Industrial
(C) Household
(D) Medical

Question. The river basin which makes the maximum utilisation of groundwater is :
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Satluj
(D) Indus

Question. _________ means using treated waste water for other purposes.
(A) Reclaimed waste water
(B) Relieved waste water
(C) Reclaimed waste water
(D) Reclaimed waste water

Question. Name the rivers which have huge catchment areas.
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Krishna
(D) All of the above

Question. Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rocks is called as :
(A) Groundwater
(B) Underground water
(C) Inaccessible water
(D) Clear water

Question. Water is a recyclable resource but its availability is:
(A) Limited
(B) Abundant
(C) Unlimited
(D) Endless

Q. 15. Why is irrigation required? 
(A) For progress
(B) Due to uneven rain distribution
(C) To aid agriculture
(D) Both (B) and (C)

Question. Recycled Water generally refers to treated ______________wastewater.
(A) Domestic
(B) Industrial
(C) Social
(D) None of these

Question. What is the local name of rainwater harvesting structure in Rajasthan?
(A) Kund
(B) Tanka
(C) Nalka
(D) Both (A) and (B)

Question. About two-thirds of its population have been dependent on :
(A) Agriculture
(B) Industrialisation
(C) Monsoons
(D) Trade

Question. The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels is known as:
(A) Agriculture
(B) Irrigation
(C) Horticulture
(D) Vericulture

Question. Provision of irrigation makes___________ cropping possible.
(A) Single
(B) Multiple
(C) Foreign
(D) New

Question. The river basin which makes the minimum utilisation of groundwater :
(A) Ganga
(B) Luni
(C) Subarnrekha
(D) Brahmaputra

Question. An ________economy is a type of economy that relies primarily on agricultural industry including livestock farming or crop production.
(A) Traditional
(B) Agrarian
(C) Old
(D) Under developed

Question. The purity of water or water without unwanted foreign substances is known as :
(A) water quality
(B) water quantity
(C) water availability
(D) water scarcity

Question. __________ can be defined as a process that extracts minerals from saline water.
(A) Salination
(B) Desalination
(C) Detoxication
(D) Saturation

Question. Which state utilises very small proportion of their groundwater potentials.
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Odisha
(C) Kerala
(D) All of the above

Question.River water is used for:
(A) Irrigation
(B) Drinking
(C) domestic and industrial purposes
(D) All of the Above

Question. Neeru- Meeru programme belongs to which state?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Kerala

Question. What determines the success of watershed development?
(A) Government policies
(B) MNCs help
(C) Community participation
(D) Individual effort

Question. ___________is a watershed development project sponsored by the Central Government.
(A) Haryali
(B) Hawarahili
(C) Harwara
(D) None of the Above

Question. Sewage disposal, urban run-off, toxic effluents from industries,run-off over cultivated lands and nuclear power plants are examples of :
(A) Water source
(B) Water pollutants
(C) Water residue
(D) Water storage

Directions : In the following questions, A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Question. Assertion (A): Water gets polluted by foreign matters, such as micro-organisms, chemicals, industrial and other wastes.
Reason (R): The Ganga and the Yamuna are the two highly clean rivers in the country.

Question. Assertion (A): The states of Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu were regions for green revolution.
Reason (R): The states of Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu have agriculture supported mainly by irrigated water and the main source for it is the underground water.

Question. Assertion (A): Water is not the most essential component of life and is vital for sustenance.
Reason (R): Level of groundwater is decreasing day by day. It leads to the scarcity of potable drinking water.

Question. Assertion (A): At present the agriculture use accounts for the lowest share of utilization for both ground and surface water resources.
Reason (R): This in turn will reduce the share of the agriculture and increase the share of industrial and domestic sector in the consumption of all resources including the water resources of the country.

Question. Assertion (A): Development of irrigation to increase agricultural production has been assigned a very high priority in the Five Year Plans.
Reason (R): India’s water demand at present is dominated by irrigational needs.

Question. Assertion (A): Water is a cyclic resource with abundant supplies on the globe.
Reason (R): The availability of fresh water varies over space and time.

Question. Assertion (A): The share of agricultural sector in total water utilisation is much higher than other sectors.
Reason (R): Agriculture accounts for most of the surface and groundwater utilisation.

Question. Assertion (A): Watershed management involves prevention of runoff and storage and recharge of groundwater .
Reason (R): The success of watershed development largely depends upon community participation.

Question. Assertion (A): The large tracts of the country are deficient in rainfall and are drought prone.
Reason (R): North-western India and Deccan plateau constitute such areas.

Question. Assertion (A): Provision of irrigation makes single cropping possible.
Reason (R): It has also been found that irrigated lands have higher agricultural productivity than inaugurated land.

Question. Assertion (A): Another way through which we can improve fresh water availability is by recycle and reduce.
Reason (R): This would conserve better quality of water for drinking purposes.

Question. Assertion (A): Water scarcity is possibly to pose the greatest challenge on account of its increased demand coupled with shrinking supplies due to over utilization and pollution.
Reason (R): The per capita availability of water is dwindling day by day due to increase in population.
Ans. Option (A) is correct.

Question. Assertion (A): Rainwater harvesting is a method to capture and store rainwater for various uses.
Reason (R): Rainwater harvesting increases water availability, checks the declining groundwater table, improves the quality of groundwater.

Question. Assertion (A): Although, water is generally brackish in these water bodies, it is used for fishing and irrigating certain varieties of paddy crops,coconut, etc.
Reason (R): The States like Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal have vast surface water resources in the lagoons and lakes.

Question. Assertion (A): The dumping of industrial waste into rivers leads to water pollution.
Reason (R): The Yamuna river is the most polluted river in the country .

Question. Assertion (A): In Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh more than 85 per cent of their net sown area is under irrigation.
Reason (R): Of the total net irrigated area 76.1 per cent in Punjab and 51.3 per cent in Haryana are irrigated through wells and tube wells.