CUET Geography India People and Economy Chapter 6 Water Resources

d. Cyclic resource

Exp. Because water moves in a cycle from earth surface to the atmosphere.

a. Indus.

Exp.Water supply is ample in this drainage system.

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a. Tamil Nadu

Exp. Well irrigation is wide spread here because of high water table.

a. Agriculture.

Exp. More than 72% of country’s population is engaged in agriculture . Agriculture is carried on in every part of the country.

b. Rivers.

Exp. Himalayas in the north and mountains on the eastern and western coast are the source of many perennial rivers.

c) Tehri

Exp. Tehri Dam is in the Massouri

b. Telgu Ganga project

d. Krishna.

b. Surface water.

Exp. In the form of rivers and streams.

b. Alluvial.

Exp .Because they are coarse grained.

d)Brahamaputra Basin

Exp.It covers north –east India it is a very large river basin.

c) Uttar Pradesh.

Exp. Uttar Pradesh has a large number of perennial rivers as well as ample ground water supply .

c) Eastern Yamuna canal.

b. 1882.

a. Pnjab,Haryana,U.P

d. Irrigation

b. Surface water.

Exp.Surface water in the form of rivers, currents waves etc.flows over the earth surface.

A) Northern parts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Exp.It is a cold area .

d. All the above.

Exp. The great plains are made up by the rivers so that they posses the above qualities .

d. All the above.

Exp. Rain harvesting is a method to capture and store rain water for various uses.

c) Meant for diverting flood water.

Exp. This is a common practice in flood prone areas to check the floods and make use of the surplus water in the water scarce regions.

b. water harvesting programme.

Exp.Neeru-Meeru means –Water and You.

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Q.2.From the available surface water only….is utilised:

a. 30%

b. 25%

c. 32%

d. 45%

Q.3.The replanishable ground water potential in India is estimated as :

a. 334bcm

b. 439.9bcm

c. 234.8bcm

d. 543.3bcm

Q.4.42% of ground water potential is confined to:

a. Deccan trap

b. West India

c. Great plains

d. All the above

Q.5.A large amount of water in India is used for irrigation because:

a. Tropical and subtropical climate

b. Variability of rainfall

c. Uneven distribution of rainfall.

d. All the above.

Q.6.Highest irrigated area is occupied by:

a. Haryana

b. Punjab

c. Uttar pradesh

d. W. Bengal

Q.7. .The net sown area under canal irrigation is ……:

a. 17 million hectare

b. 16 million hectare

c. 15million hectare

d. 14 million hectare

Q.8. .Mayurakshi and Midnapur canals are canals of :

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. West Bengal

c. Punjab

d. Haryana

Q.9. .Nagarjunasagar and Tungbhadra projects are constructed at ….:

a. Kavery river

b. Krishna river

c. Mahanadi river

d. Godavari river

Q.10.What are the demerits of canal irrigation:

a. Most of the canals provide perennial irrigation.

b. Excessive water socked in the fields ,capillary action brings alkaline salts to the surface and makes large areas unfit for agriculture.

c. Most of the canals are part of multipurpose project therefore provide chief source of water.

d. None.

Q.11.Tank irrigation is important in the peninsular India because:

a. Large rivers and their tributaries are not there.

b. Bed rocks are very hard and crystalline.

c. Rain harvesting is done of several rivers which become torrential during rainy season.

d. All the above.

Q.12.National Water Policy was adopted in :

a. 1980

b. 1987

c. 1982

d. 1975

Q.13.Policy has assigned :

a. Highest priority for drinking water supply .

b. irrigation

c. Industrial and other uses.

d. None

Q.14.What percentage of households has access to safe drinking water supply….(1991).

a. 52.3%

b. 62.73%

c. 45.3%

d. 75.9%

a. A water divide.

b. Area drained by a river

c. A geographical area that drains to a common point.

d. All the above

Q.16.What is the importance of a watershed:

a. It is an important device to conserve water.

b. It provides drinking water.

c. It can assure clean water supply.

d. All the above.

Q.17.An important example of watershed development is ……:

a. Umri village

b. Sukhmajri village

c. Samna village

d. Amosi village

Q.18.It is situated on the …. Lake :

a. Sumna

b. Sukhna

c. Sirohi

d. Budkal

Q.19.Another example of watershed is ……:

a. Manjhawa

b. katawa

c. Ratni

d. Sohna

Q.20.Development of Majhangawan district led to which of the following:

a. Increase in the productivity of rice by 52-60%

b. Increase in the productivity of wheat by 40%

c. Rise in the groundwater table.

d. All the above.

Q.21.The most important source of irrigation in India is :

a. Canals

b. Wells & Tube wells

c. Tanks

d. All the above

Q.22.Wells and Tube wells irrigate about ….of the total irrigated area:

a. 56%

b. 60.8%

c. 78.9%

d. 61.7%

Q.23.Wells and Tube wells dominate in which of the following states:

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Bihar

c. Gujarat

d. Tamil Nadu

Q.24.In India what percentage of towns have supply of potable water:

a. 70%

b. 80%

c. 90%

d. 60%

Q.25.Under ground water table is low in penin sular India because:

a. it is made up of old and hard rocks

b. it is made up of porous rocks