NCERT Solution: Water Resources
The total volume of the world’s water is estimated to exist as ocean:
(a) 75.5% (b) 85.5%
(c) 95.5% (d) 65.5%
ANS C
Roof top rainwater harvesting is the most common practice in-
(a) Shillong (b) Guwahati
(c) Imphal (d) Patna
ANS A
On which river has Nagarjun Sager Dam been constructed?
(a) River Coyana (b) River Krishna
(c) River Godavari (d) river Tapti
ANS B
How much %of the Earth’s Surface is covered with water?
(a) About 70% (b) About 90%
(c) About 60% (d) None of these
ANS A
What is the rank of India in the world countries in the terms of Water availability per person p.a.?
What is the rank of India in the world countries in the terms of Water availability per person p.a.?
(a) 129th (b) 130th
(c) 131st (d) 133rd
ANS D
It is predicated that nearly 2 billion people will live in absolute water scarcity in the year of –
(a) 2015 (b) 2020
(c) 2025 (d) 2030
ANS C
The first & the only state in India which has made Roof Top Rain water Harvesting Structured compulsory to all the across the state is –
(a) Karnataka (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala (d) none of these
ANS B
(a) To reduce run off water
(b) To raise the water table
(c) To reduce ground water pollution