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Water Resources MCQs|MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Water Resources with Answers:-
1. How much of earth’s surface is covered with water?
(a) One-fourth
(b) Half
(c) Three-fourth
(d) Two-third
Answer: (c) Three-fourth
2. Which of the following structures are known as ‘tankas’?
(a) Underground tanks for storing rainwater harvested from roof tops for drinking purpose
(b) Tanks constructed on rooftops for storing rainwater
(c) Tanks constructed in agricultural fields to store rainwater
(d) Tanks constructed to store floodwater
Answer: (a) Underground tanks for storing rainwater harvested from roof tops for drinking purpose
3. Name an important dam in Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha respectively.
(a) Salal and Rihand
(b) Hirakud and Bhakra Nangal
(c) Salal and Hirakud
(d) Hirakud and Tungabhadra
Answer: (c) Salal and Hirakud
4. Which one of the following is not an adverse effect of irrigation?
(a) Irrigation changes cropping pattern
(b) Water intensive crops are grown in dry areas
(c) Salinisation of soil
(d) Increases crop yield
Answer: (d) Increases crop yield
5. What is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment?
A. Canal
B. Embankment
C. Dam
D. Lake
Answer: C. Dam
6. Which of the following social movements is/ are not a resistance to multi-purpose projects?
(a) Narmada Bachao Andolan
(b) Tehri Dam Andolan
(c) Navdanya
(d) Chipko Movement
Answer: (c) Navdanya
7. Which of the following is not one of the reasons for criticism of multipurpose river valley projects?
(a) They create a rockier stream bed
(b) They create poorer habitats for the river’s acquatic life
(c) The reservoirs created in the floodplain submerge vegetation
(d) They help in generation of hydroelectricity
Answer: (d) They help in generation of hydroelectricity
8. What reaction did the farmers at Sabarmati-basin farmers have?
A. development of agriculture and the village economy
B. farmers were agitated and almost caused a riot over the higher priority given to water supply in urban areas, particularly during droughts
C. They were displaced
D. They did not get rehabilitation
Answer: B. farmers were agitated and almost caused a riot over the higher priority given to water supply in urban areas, particularly during droughts
9. According to Falkan Mark, water stress occurs when:
(a) water availability is less than 1000 cubic metre per person per day.
(b) there is no water scarcity.
(c) there is flood.
(d) water availability is more than 1000 cubic metre per person per day.
Answer: (a) water availability is less than 1000 cubic metre per person per day.
10. Against the construction of which one of the following multipurpose projects was the Narmada Bachao Andolan launched?
(a) Sardar Sarovar
(b) Bhakra Nangal
(c) Rihand
(d) Tehri
Answer: (a) Sardar Sarovar
11. Why were hydraulic structures constructed in ancient India ?
(a) For beautification
(b) For bathing
(c) For washing clothes
(d) For storing water.
Answer: (d) For storing water
12. Irrigation has also changed the cropping pattern of many regions with farmers shifting to water intensive and commercial crops. This has great ecological consequences for the soil, What is it?
A. salinisation of the soil
B. contamination of soil
C. Pollution of soil
D. Excess of chemicals
Answer: A. salinisation of the soil
13. Water of Bhakra Nangal Project is being used mainly for:
(a) hydel power and irrigation
(b) fish breeding and navigation
(c) industrial use
(d) flood control
Answer: (a) hydel power and irrigation
14. Which of the following problems arises due to water pollution?
(a) Sedimentation of water bodies
(b) Water-borne diseases
(c) Discharge of industrial waste
(d) Spawning of aquatic life
Answer: (b) Water-borne diseases
15. Which is not a source of fresh water?
(a) Glaciers and ice sheets(b) Groundwater
(c) Surface run off
(d) Oceans
Answer: (d) Oceans
16. What was the practice in ‘khadins’ in Jaisalmer and ‘Johads’ in other parts of Rajasthan?
A. inundation channels
B. agricultural fields were converted into rain fed storage structures that allowed the water to stand and moisten the soil
C. Rooftop rainwater harvesting
D. Canals
Answer: B. agricultural fields were converted into rain fed storage structures that allowed the water to stand and moisten the soil
17. In which of the following areas can you find one of the oldest water-harvesting systems of India?
(a) Sringaverapura near Allahabad
(b) Kalinga, Orissa
(c) Bennur, Karnataka
(d) Nagarjunakonda, Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (a) Sringaverapura near Allahabad
18. On which one of the following rivers Mettur dam is constructed?
(a) River Kaveri
(b) River Krishna
(c) River Godavari
(d) River Mahanadi
Answer: (a) River Kaveri
19. In which state is the 200-year-old system of tapping stream and spring water by using bamboo pipes still prevalent?
A. West Bengal
B. Rajasthan
C. Meghalaya
D. Shillong
Answer: C. Meghalaya
20. In which one of the following states palar pani is considered the purest form of natural water?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Chhattisgarh
Answer: (b) Rajasthan
21. The release of water from dams during heavy rains aggravated the flood situation in Maharashtra and Gujarat in the year
A. 2005
B. 2004
C. 2000
D. 2006
Answer: D. 2006
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