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