Multiple Choice Questions
Q1: Rana pratapsagar dam located in?
(A) Odisha
(B) Uttrakhund
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Andrapradesh
Q2: Bamboo drip irrigation system is prevalent in.
(A) Manipur
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Mizoram
(D) Chhattisgarh
Q3: The Hirakud project was built in _______ basin.
(A) Indus
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Ganga
(D) Ravi
Q4: The Narmada Bachao Aandolan was associated with which state?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Uttrakhand
(D) Karnataka
Q5: The remote village that has earned the rare distinction of being rich in rain wateris.
(A) Gari
(B) Kaza
(C) Gendathur
(D) None of these
Q6: Name the village where almost all the house traditionally had tankas.
(A)Rajasthan
(B) Odisha
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Maharastra
Q7: Which of the following river is not having any multipurpose river project?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Yamuna
(D) Narmada
Q8: During whose reign were the dams, lakes and irrigation system built extensively?
(A) Ashoka
(B) Akbar
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) None of these
Q9: What where “guls”
(A) Reservoir
(B) Artificial lake
(C) Diversion channel
(D) None of these
Q10: Tehri dam Andolan is mainly concerned with the state of?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Jharkhand
(D) None of these
Very Short Answer Type Questions
Q1: Name any one river valley project which has significantly contributed to the loss of forests.
Q2: How much percent of the total volume of world’s water is estimated to exist as fresh water?
Q3: What are the causes of water scarcity?
Q4: On which river has the Hirakud Dam been constructed?
Q5: Who proclaimed dams as the temples of modem India?
Q6: Name two social movements which were against the multipurpose projects.
Q7: On which river the Salal Dam is built?
Q8: Which water is recharged by roof-top rainwater harvesting technique?
Q9: Which water is recharged by roof-top rainwater harvesting technique?
Q10: In which region, people built ‘Guls’ or ‘Kuls’ for irrigation?
Short Answer Type Questions
Q1: Mention any four main objectives of multi -purpose river valley projects. Name any two Multipurpose Projects of India.
OR
What is a multipurpose river valley project? Mention any four objectives of it.
Q2: Explain the working of underground tanks as a part of roof top rainwater harvesting system practised in Rajasthan.
OR
How were the underground tanks beneficial to the people of Rajasthan? Explain.
OR
Discuss how rainwater harvesting in semiarid regions of Rajasthan is carried out.
Q3: How have intensive industrialization and urbanization posed a great pressure on existing freshwater resources in India. Explain.
OR
How does urbanization and urban lifestyle lead to over exploitation of water resources? Explain.
OR
How have intensive industrialization and urbanization posed a great pressure on existing freshwater resources in India? Explain.
Q4: List any three advantages and three disadvantages of multipurpose river project.
OR
What are the advantages and disadvantages of multipurpose river project.
Q5: Describe any three traditional methods of rainwater harvesting adopted in different parts of India.
or
Describe any three different rainwater harvesting systems practised in India.
or
“Rainwater harvesting system is viable alternative both socially, economically and environmentally”. Support the statement with three examples.
Q6: Why is groundwater a highly overused resource?
Q7: Explain the working of underground tanks as a part of roof top rainwater harvesting system practised in Rajasthan.
or
How were the underground tanks beneficial to the people of Rajasthan? Explain.
or
Discuss how rainwater harvesting in semiarid regions of Rajasthan is carried out.
Q8: Mention any four main objectives of multi -purpose river valley projects. Name any two Multipurpose Projects of India.
or
What is a multipurpose river valley project? Mention any four objectives of it.
Q9: What is Bamboo Drip Irrigation? Mention any two features of it.
Q10: How have intensive industrialization and urbanization posed a great pressure on existing freshwater resources in India. Explain.
or
How does urbanization and urban lifestyle lead to over exploitation of water resources? Explain.
or
How have intensive industrialization and urbanization posed a great pressure on existing freshwater resources in India? Explain.
Long Answer Type Questions
Q1: Why is roof-top water harvesting important in Rajasthan? Explain.
Q2: Describe any four traditional methods of rainwater harvesting adopted in different parts of India.
Q3: Describe any four traditional methods of rainwater harvesting adopted in different parts of India.
Q4: Why is roof-top water harvesting important in Rajasthan? Explain.
Q5: India is heading towards water scarcity trace to possible solution to tackle this problem.
Q6: In what ways the Intensive industrialization and urbanization responsible for water scarcity?
Q7: What do you know about bamboo drip irrigation system?
The solutions of the worksheet “Worksheet Solutions: Water Resources“