Water Resources On which of the following issues
did the Narmada Bachao Andolan first focus?
(1) Benefits of irrigation to
landless farmers
(2) Environmental issues related to submergence of trees under
the dam water
(3) Rehabilitation of the people displaced due to construction of
the dam
(4) Economic issues of wastage of money for the construction of the
dam
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 2 Solution : -. |
Water Resources Which one of the following is not an
adverse effect of dams?
(1) Interstate water disputes
(2) Excessive sedimentation
of Reservoir
(3) Displacement of population
(4) Flood control
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 4 Solution : -. |
Water Resources In
which of the following areas are 'guls' and 'kuls' used to channel water for
agriculture?
(1) Deccan Plateau
(2) Deserts of Rajasthan
(3) Western Himalayas
(4) Ganga Plains
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 3 Solution : -. |
Water Resources Which of the following is not the cause of water scarcity?
(1) Rapid
growth of population
(2) Uneven distribution of water resources
(3) Construction
of dams and reserves
(4) Increase in demand
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 3 Solution : -. |
Water Resources Which of
the following rivers is not having any multipurpose river project?
(1) Satluj-Beas
(2) Mahanadi
(3) Narmada
(4) Yamuna
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 4 Solution : -. |
Water Resources Which of the following is a source of Fresh water ?
(1) Precipitation
(2) Surface
runoff
(3) Groundwater
(4) All the above
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 3 Solution : -. |
Water Resources It is predicated that nearly 2 billion people will live in absolute water
scarcity in the year of –
(1) 2015
(2) 2020
(3) 2025
(4) 2030
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 3 Solution : -. |
Water Resources Tanka, a rainwater harvesting technique, is
associated with which of the following states?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) West Himalayas
(3) Gujarat
(4) Rajasthan
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 4 Solution : -. |
Water Resources The total volume of the world’s water is estimated to exist as ocean:
(1) 75.5%
(2) 85.5%
(3) 96.5%
(4) 65.5%
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 3 Solution : -. |
