MCQ Questions for Class 10 Geography: Ch 3 Water Resources
1. Which of the following is a reason for water scarcity in a region with sufficient water to meet the requirements of the people?
(a) Huge population
(b) Less rainfall
(c) Power requirement
(d) Pollution
► (d) Pollution
2. Which of the following problems arises due to water pollution?
(a) Sedimentation of water bodies
(b) Water-borne diseases
(c) Discharge of industrial waste
(d) Spawning of aquatic life
► (b) Water-borne diseases
3. Which of the following data shows the percentage of global precipitation that is received by India?
(a) 96.5 per cent
(b) 30 per cent
(c) 4 per cent
(d) 2.5 per cent
► (c) 4 per cent
4. Which of the following contributes approximately 22 per cent of the total electricity produced in India today?
(a) Solar power
(b) Hydroelectric power
(c) Industries
(d) Geothermal energy
► (b) Hydroelectric power
5. Which of the following areas would you immediately associate with water scarcity?
(a) Deserts of Rajasthan
(b) The Ganga Plains
(c) Hills of North-Eastern India
(d) Coastal areas of Orissa
► (a) Deserts of Rajasthan
6. Which of the following is one of the largest artificial lakes of ancient India built in the 11th century?
(a) Govindsagar Lake
(b) Hauz Khas
(c) Bhopal Lake
(d) Dal Lake
► (c) Bhopal Lake
7. Which of the following hydraulic structures is built in river basins?
(a) Lakes
(b) Dams
(c) Tanks
(d) Water harvesting
► (b) Dams
8. Which of the following hydraulic structures is not a feature of ancient times?
(a) Multipurpose river valley projects
(b) Dams built of stone rubble
(c) Reservoirs or lakes
(d) Embankments and canals
► (a) Multipurpose river valley projects
9. Which of the following hydraulic structures was constructed by Iltutmish in the 14th century for supplying water to Siri Fort area?
(a) Water harvesting at Sringaverapura near Allahabad
(b) Bhopal Lake
(c) Tank in Hauz Khas, Delhi
(d) Irrigation work at Nagarjunakonda
► (c) Tank in Hauz Khas, Delhi
10. Which of the following multipurpose projects is found in the Satluj-Beas river basin?
(a) Hirakud Project
(b) Damodar Valley Corporation
(c) Bhakra Nangal Project
(d) Rihand Project
► (c) Bhakra Nangal Project
11. In which of the following areas can you find one of the oldest water-harvesting systems of India?
(a) Sringaverapura near Allahabad
(b) Kalinga, Orissa
(c) Bennur, Karnataka
(d) Nagarjunakonda, Andhra Pradesh
► (a) Sringaverapura near Allahabad
12. On which of the following rivers is the Hirakud dam constructed?
(a) Satluj
(b) Beas
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Narmada
► (c) Mahanadi
13. Which of the following state governments have raised the Krishna-Godavari dispute?
(a) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat and Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
(d) Karnataka and Maharashtra
► (a) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
14. On which of the following issues did the Narmada Bachao Andolan first focus?
(a) Benefits of irrigation to landless farmers
(b) Environmental issues related to submergence of trees under the dam water
(c) Rehabilitation of the people displaced due to construction of the dam
(d) Economic issues of wastage of money for the construction of the dam
► (b) Environmental issues related to submergence of trees under the dam water
15. On which of the following rivers are the Tilaiya, Panchet, Maithon, Konar and Bokaro dams located?
(a) Satluj
(b) Damodar
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Krishna
► (b) Damodar
16. Which of the following environmental damages are not induced due to multipurpose projects?
(a) Water-borne diseases and pests
(b) Pollution resulting from excessive use of water
(c) Earthquakes
(d) Volcanic activity
► (d) Volcanic activity
17. In which of the following areas are ‘guls’ and ‘kuls’ used to channel water for agriculture?
(a) Deccan Plateau
(b) Deserts of Rajasthan
(c) Western Himalayas
(d) Ganga Plains
► (c) Western Himalayas
18. Which of the following river projects or groups of river projects provide hydroelectricity to the industries of Maharasthra?
(a) Pravara Project and Koyna Project
(b) Hirakud Project
(c) Nagarjuna Sagar Project and Tungabhadra Project
(d) Ghatprabha Project and Mettur Project
► (a) Pravara Project and Koyna Project
19. Due to which of the following reasons are rooftop rainwater harvesting commonly practised, particularly in Rajasthan?
(a) To store water for irrigation
(b) To keep the house cool
(c) To store drinking water
(d) To clean the rooftops
► (c) To store drinking water
20. Which of the following dams are part of Chambal Project?
(a) Maithon, Panchet, Tilaiya, Konar, Bokaro
(b) Pravara, Ramagundam
(c) Rana Pratap Sagar, Gandhi Sagar
(d) Sardar Sarovar Dam
► (c) Rana Pratap Sagar, Gandhi Sagar
21. In which of the following states is the bamboo-drip irrigation system prevalent?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Meghalaya
► (d) Meghalaya
22. Who among the following proclaimed dams as the temple of modern India?
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Mahtama Gandhi
► (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
23. Which one of the following is not an adverse effect of dams?
(a) Interstate water disputes
(b) Excessive sedimentation of Reservoir
(c) Displacement of population
(d) Flood control
► (d) Flood control
24. Bamboo drip irrigation is prevalent in which of the following states?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh
► (b) Meghalaya
25. Which of the following structures are known as ‘tankas’?
(a) Underground tanks for storing rainwater harvested from roof tops for drinking purpose
(b) Tanks constructed on rooftops for storing rainwater
(c) Tanks constructed in agricultural fields to store rainwater
(d) Tanks constructed to store floodwater
► (a) Underground tanks for storing rainwater harvested from roof tops for drinking purpose
26. Which of the following rivers is not having any multipurpose river project?
(a) Satluj-Beas
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Narmada
(d) Yamuna
► (d) Yamuna
27. Roof tap rainwater harvesting system in Rajasthan is known as:
(a) Guls
(b) Kuls
(c) Tankas
(d) Baobs
► (c) Tankas
28. Which of the following is not a method of water haresting used in Rajasthan?
(a) Johads
(b) Khadins
(c) Guls
(d) Tankas
► (c) Guls
29. On which one of the following rivers Mettur dam is constructed?
(a) River Kaveri
(b) River Krishna
(c) River Godavari
(d) River Mahanadi
► (a) River Kaveri
30. How much of the earth surface is covered with water?
(a) About 1/4
(b) About 1/2
(c) About 3/4
(d) About 2/3
► (c) About 3/4
31. Which of the following rivers is not having any multipurpose river project?
(a) Satluj-Beas
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Narmada
(d) Yamuna
► (d) Yamuna
32. Which of the following is a source of Fresh water?
(a) Precipitation
(b) Surface runoff
(c) Groundwater
(d) All the above
► (c) Groundwater
33. In which one of the following states was rooftop rainwater harvesting practised?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Haryana
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Punjab
► (c) Rajasthan
34. On which one of the following rivers the Tehri Dam is being constructed?
(a) Bhagirathi
(b) Yamuna
(c) Koshi
(d) Sutlej
► (d) Sutlej
35. What is the contribution of hydroelectricity in the total generation of electricity?
(a) 52%
(b) 42%
(c) 32%
(d) 22%
► (d) 22%
36. Salal Dam is built on which river?
(a) Chenab
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Krishna
(d) Satluj
► (a) Chenab
37. Hirakud dam is built on which river?
(a) Chenab
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Krishna
(d) Satluj
► (b) Mahanadi
38. Which of the following is not one of the reasons for criticism of multipurpose river valley projects?
(a) They create a rockier stream bed
(b) They create poorer habitats for the river’s acquatic life
(c) The reservoirs created in the floodplain submerge vegetation
(d) They help in generation of hydroelectricity
► (d) They help in generation of hydroelectricity
39. In which of the following regions, people built ‘Guls’ and ‘Kuls’ for irrigation?
(a) Northern Plains
(b) Western Himalayas
(c) Coastal areas
(d) None of these
► (b) Western Himalayas
40. Tanka, a rainwater harvesting technique, is associated with which of the following states?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) West Himalayas
(c) Gujarat
(d) Rajasthan
► (d) Rajasthan
41. What percentage of the total volume of world’s water is estimated to exist as oceans?
(a) 94.5%
(b) 95.5%
(c) 96.5%
(d) 97.5%
► (c) 96.5%
42. Against the construction of which one of the following multipurpose projects was the Narmada Bachao Andolan launched?
(a) Sardar Sarovar
(b) Bhakra Nangal
(c) Rihand
(d) Tehri
► (a) Sardar Sarovar
43. On which of the following rivers is Koyena dam built?
(a) Krishna
(b) Kaveri
(c) Ganga
(d) Mahanadi
► (a) Krishna
44. In which one of the following states palar pani is considered the purest form of natural water?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Chhattisgarh
► (b) Rajasthan
45. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on which river?
(a) Clenab
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Krishna
(d) Satluj
► (c) Krishna