Ncert -class 10 – geography-Chapter 3: Water Resources Welcome to your Ncert -class 10 - geography-Chapter 3: Water Resources 1. The housing societies or colonies in the cities have their own rivers connection groundwater pumping devices to meet their water needs streams of rain water under ground water sources None 2. Given the abundance and renewability of water, it is difficult to imagine that we will use that waste water for our needs we will generate hydro power from that we may suffer from water scarcity. we will distribute water unnecessarily None 3. You may have seen in many television advertisements that most farmers have their own tools own wells & tube wells own cattle own labour None 4. During whose reign were the dams, lakes and irrigation systems built extensively? Ashoka Chandragupta Maurya None of these Akbar None 5. Is it possible that an area or region may have ample water resources but is still facing water scarcity? This possibly can be due to: growing population low population heavy temperature scanty rainfall None 6. Women in Rajasthan carry water from long distance by balancing __________on their heads. bucket vessels drums matkas None 7. Irrigation has also changed the cropping pattern of many regions with farmers shifting to water required crops less required crops intensive and commercial crops. more consuming None 8. Freshwater is mainly obtained from surface ________and ________ . lakes and tanks oceans and wells run off and ground water rainfall and streams None 9. The floods not only devastate life and property but also cause water level increases diseases extensive soil erosion soil fertility None 10. While a little less than ________per cent is stored as groundwater in the world’s aquifers. 20 40 30 None 11. The moment we speak of water shortages, we immediately associate it with regions having low rainfall or those that are drought prone. heavy temperature and heavy rainfall. high rainfall or those that are drought prone low temperature or those that are abundance water None 12. ________% of the total volume of world’s water is estimated to exist as oceans. 96.5 50.69 80.4 90.5 None 13. Most of the objections to the projects arose due to their failure: silt accumulation to achieve the purposes to reduce the water scarcity. water storage None 14. Fresh water on the surface is recharged through a process called ___________ hydrological cycle precipitation humidity rivers None 15. Where water is sufficiently available to meet the needs of the people, but, the area still suffers from water scarcity due to which of the following reasons? more usage much of it may be polluted by domestic and industrial wastes. over experimental attitude unequal distribution None 16. Which one of the following statements is not an argument in favour of multipurpose river projects? Multi purpose projects by regulating water flow help to control floods. Multi purpose projects lead to large scale displacements and loss of livelihood. Multi purpose projects generate electricity for our industries and our homes Multi purpose projects bring water to those areas which suffer from water scarcity None 17. Post-independent India witnessed intensive industrialisation and urbanisation, creating vast ______ employment opportunities unemployment production farming inputs None 18. Many thought that given the disadvantages and rising resistance against the multi -purpose projects ________is an alternative for water scarcity. water harvesting system less use of water water management system water storage system None 19. True, the availability of water resources varies over space and time, mainly due to the variations in geographical locations the variations in seasonal and annual precipitation. the variations in availability of rivers. the variations in temperature None 20. Multi-purpose projects and large dams have also been the cause of many new__________. Local movements pressure movements community movements social movements None Time's up Please Share This Share this content Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to commentEnter your email address to commentEnter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
