Water Resources: Class 10 Important Questions with Answers

15 MCQs

1. The largest consumer of water in India is
   (a) industry (b) domestic use (c) irrigated agriculture (d) hydel power
2. Jal Jeevan Mission aims at ___ litres per capita per day.
   (a) 40 (b) 55 (c) 70 (d) 135
3. Hauz Khas tank was built by
   (a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Allauddin Khalji (c) Akbar (d) Raja Bhoj
4. Sringaverapura near Allahabad channelled flood water of the
   (a) Yamuna (b) Ganga (c) Son (d) Gomti
5. "Temples of modern India" was said by
   (a) Gandhiji (b) Nehru (c) Patel (d) Ambedkar
6. Hirakud project integrates water conservation with
   (a) navigation (b) flood control (c) fish breeding (d) recreation
7. Salal dam is on the river
   (a) Jhelum (b) Ravi (c) Chenab (d) Beas
8. Mettur dam is on the
   (a) Krishna (b) Kaveri (c) Godavari (d) Tungabhadra
9. Diversion at Koyna is linked to the ___ dispute.
   (a) Kaveri (b) Narmada (c) Krishna-Godavari (d) Ravi-Beas
10. 'Khadins' are found in
    (a) Jaisalmer (b) Bikaner (c) Shillong (d) Mysuru
11. 'Guls' or 'kuls' are found in the
    (a) Western Himalayas (b) Western Ghats (c) Thar (d) Bengal plains
12. Rainwater in Rajasthan is called
    (a) palar pani (b) khadin (c) johad (d) tanka
13. First state to make rooftop rainwater harvesting compulsory
    (a) Rajasthan (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka
14. In bamboo drip irrigation, water reduces at the plant to
    (a) 2–8 drops (b) 20–80 drops (c) 200 drops (d) 18–20 litres per minute
15. Sardar Sarovar irrigates desert districts of
    (a) Bikaner and Jaisalmer (b) Barmer and Jalore (c) Jodhpur and Pali (d) Kutch and Banaskantha

1 (c) · 2 (b) · 3 (b) · 4 (b) · 5 (b) · 6 (b) · 7 (c) · 8 (b) · 9 (c) · 10 (a) · 11 (a) · 12 (a) · 13 (c) · 14 (b) · 15 (b)

Assertion–Reason (4)

(a) Both true, R explains A. (b) Both true, R does not explain A. (c) A true, R false. (d) A false, R true.

1. A: Shillong faces acute water shortage. R: Cherrapunji, 55 km away, gets very high rainfall.
2. A: Dams have triggered floods. R: Sedimentation in the reservoir reduces its capacity.
3. A: The first spell of rain was not collected in tankas. R: It cleaned the roofs and pipes.
4. A: Rooftop harvesting is rising in western Rajasthan. R: The Indira Gandhi Canal supplies plenty of water.

Key: 1 (b) · 2 (a) · 3 (a) · 4 (d)