12th Class Geography Water Resources Question Bank

done MCQs - Water Resources Total Questions - 15

• question_answer1)
  Which group of states is highly affected by concentration of fluoride in groundwater resources?
  A)
  Uttar Pradesh     done clear
  B)
  Bihar- West Bengal done clear
  C)
  Rajasthan- Maharashtra   done clear
  D)
  Punjab- Haryana done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Which of the following rivers has the highest replenishable groundwater resource in India?
  A)
  Indus     done clear
  B)
  Brahmaputra done clear
  C)
  Ganga   done clear
  D)
  Godavari done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Which of the following states has a high demand of groundwater?
  A)
  Arunachal Pradesh done clear
  B)
  Punjab done clear
  C)
  Gujarat  done clear
  D)
  Kerala done clear
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• question_answer4)
  How much groundwater is used in agriculture?
  A)
  72% done clear
  B)
  82% done clear
  C)
  85% done clear
  D)
  92% done clear
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• question_answer5)
  In which year national water policy was introduced in India?
  A)
  2000 done clear
  B)
  2001 done clear
  C)
  2002 done clear
  D)
  2003 done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  A)
  India' total area - 2.45% done clear
  B)
  World's water resources in India - 6% done clear
  C)
  World's total population in India - 16% done clear
  D)
  World's availability from surface and groundwater in India - 1869 cubic km done clear
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• question_answer7)

  Arrange the following sectors in ascending order regarding the percentage use of groundwater.

  1. Agriculture

  2. Domestic

  3. Industries

  Codes
  A)
  3, 2, 1 done clear
  B)
  1, 2, 3 done clear
  C)
  2, 3, 1   done clear
  D)
  3, 1, 2 done clear
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• question_answer8)

  Arrange the following states in order in terms of groundwater utilisation (from high to low).

  1. Punjab

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Kerala

  Codes
  A)
  1, 2, 3 done clear
  B)
  3, 2, 1 done clear
  C)
  2, 3, 1   done clear
  D)
  1, 3, 2 done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Match the following.

  Column I	Column II
  A. Use of surface water in Agricultural Sector	1. 89%
  B. Use of groundwater in Agricultural Sector	2. 92%
  C. Use of surface water in Industrial sector	3. 2%
  D. Use of groundwater in Industrial sector	4. 5%
  E. Use of surface water in Domestic sector	5. 9%
  F. Total utilisable surface water in India	6. 32%

  Codes
  A)
  A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4       E-5       F-6 done clear
  B)
  A-6       B-5       C-4       D-3       E-2       F-1 done clear
  C)
  A-1       B-4       C-3       D-2       E-5       F-6 done clear
  D)
  A-3       B-4       C-2       D-5       E-6       F-1 done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Match the following.

  Column I	Column II
  A. Punjab	1. Lagoon and backwater
  B. Gujarat	2. Low demand
  C. Chhattisgarh	3. Moderate demand
  D. Kerala	4. Very High demand

  Codes
  A)
  A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
  B)
  A-4       B-3       C-2       D-1 done clear
  C)
  A-3       B-2       C-4       D-1 done clear
  D)
  A-4       B-1       C-2       D-3 done clear
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• question_answer11)

  Consider the following statements and choose the correct option from the given options.

  1. The tensions and disputes are increasing among nations and states in the world due to water.

  2. The increasing shortage of water and desire to have a control over this resource is major problem.

  Options
  A)
  Only statement 1 is correct done clear
  B)
  Both Statements 1 and 2 are correct done clear
  C)
  Only statement 2 is correct done clear
  D)
  Both statements are incorrect done clear
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• question_answer12)

  Consider the following statements and choose the correct option from the given options.

  1. Groundwater is the water present beneath earth's surface.

  2. Total replenishable groundwater resources in India are about 432 cubic km.

  Options
  A)
  Only statement I is correct done clear
  B)
  Both Statements 1 and 2 are correct done clear
  C)
  Only statement II is correct done clear
  D)
  Both the statements are incorrect done clear
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• question_answer13)

  Consider the following statements and choose the correct option from the given options.

  1. In India, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Barak and Indus rivers have large catchment area.

  2. Due to high precipitation in the catchment areas of these rivers, they have around 60% of total surface water resources.

  Options
  A)
  Only 1 is correct done clear
  B)
  Only 2 is correct done clear
  C)
  Both the statements are incorrect done clear
  D)
  Both statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains the statement 1 done clear
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• question_answer14)

  Consider the following statements and choose the correct option from the given options.

  1. In the agriculture sector, water is mainly used for irrigation

  2. Spatio-temporal variability of rainfall in the country is the biggest reason behind the demand of water for irrigations.

  Options
  A)
  Only 1 is correct done clear
  B)
  Only 2 is correct done clear
  C)
  Both the statements are incorrect done clear
  D)
  Both statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains the statement 1 done clear
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• question_answer15)

  Consider the following statements and choose the correct option from the given options.

  1. Water needs of certain crops like rice, sugarcane, jute etc. is very high.

  2. These are water-intensive crops.

  Options
  A)
  Only 1 is correct done clear
  B)
  Only 2 is correct done clear
  C)
  Both the statements are incorrect done clear
  D)
  Both statements are correct and statement 2 correctly explains the statement 1 done clear
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