MCQs for Class 12 Geography Book II - Chapter 4 Water Resources
Multiple Choice Questions
Question.1. In which year, Government of India has launched “Jal Kranti Abhiyan”?
(a) 2011-12
(b) 2013-14
(c) 2015-16
(d) 2017-18
Answer
(c) 2015-16
Question.2. Neeru—Meeru programme belongs to which State?
(a) Gujarat.
(b) Rajasthan.
(c) Punjab.
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Question.3. Haryali programme is related to development of –
(a) Forest cover
(b) Watershed development
(c) Soil conservation
(d) Food grain production
Answer
(b) Watershed development
Question.4. Which one the following rivers have the highest replenishable ground water resources in the Country.
(a) The Indus
(b) The Brahmaputra.
(c) The Ganga
(d) The Godavari
Answer
(c) The Ganga
Question.5. Which method is not related to rain water harvesting?
(a) Green Belt
(b) Check Dam.
(c) Recharge wells
(d) Eris
Answer
(a) Green Belt
Question.6. Which part of the river has good quality of water?
(a) Mountain
(b) Plain
(c) Delta
(d) Valley
Answer
(a) Mountain
Question.7. Environment protection act was implemented in _______
(a) 1974
(b) 1986
(c) 1988
(d) 1997
Answer
(b) 1986
Question.8. What is the negative impact of intensive irrigation in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Increasing salinity in the soil
(b) Increasing soil erosion
(c) Soil become alkaline
(d) Decreasing of soil fertility
Answer
(a) Increasing salinity in the soil
Question.9. Consider the following and choose the correct answers from the given options,
I. Overwithdrawals of ground water in Rajasthan and Maharashtra increased fluoride Concentration.
II. This practice has led to increase in concentration of Arsenic in parts of west Bengal and Bihar.
Options:
(a) Only statement I is correct
(b) Only statement II is correct
(c) Both I & II are correct
(d) Both the statements are wrong
Answer
(c) Both I & II are correct
Question.10. Consider and evaluate the following statements and choose the correct answer from the given Options:
I. The availability of usable water is limiting day by day.
II. The available water resources are getting polluted due to increase in population, Industrial, agricultural and domestic effluents.
(a) Only statement II is correct
(b) Both are correct, statement II correctly explains statement I
(c) Both are correct but not related to each other
(d) Both are wrong
Answer
(b) Both are correct, statement II correctly explain statement I
Question.11. Which of the following is not the benefit of Rainwater harvesting?
(a) It increases water availability
(b) It checks the declining groundwater
(c) It improves the quality of ground water through dilution of contaminants like Fluoride and nitrates.
(d) Helpful in the production of hydroelectricity
Answer
(d) Helpful in the production of hydroelectricity
Question.12. Why is the per capita availability of water dwindling day by day?
(a) Stagnant population growth
(b) Decrease in population
(c) Increase in population
(d) Data is not available for many states
Answer
(c) Increase in population
Question.13. Mention what river water is used for in the plains.
(a) Drinking and Bathing and other domestic use and Sewage disposal
(b) Irrigation the fields
(c) Industrial
(d) All of these
Answer
(d) All of these
Question.14. In which year national water policy was implemented
(a) 2002
(b) 2008
(c) 2015
(d) 2005
Answer
(a) 2002
Question.15. Which of the following type describes water as a resource?
(a) Abiotic
(b) Biotic
(c) Cyclic
(d) Non-Renewable resource
Answer
(c) Cyclic
Question.16. Which one is not related to watershed development:
(a) Haryali
(b) Neeru-Meeru
(c) Arwari Pani Sansad
(d) Van Mahotsava
Answer
(d) Van Mahotsava
Question.17. How much fresh water is there out of total resources?
(a) 0.5%
(b) 1.0%
(c) 2.5%
(d) 3.0%
Answer
(c) 2.5%
Question.18. What is the share of India in the world’s water resource?
(a) 1%
(b) 2%
(c) 3%
(d) 4%
Answer
(d) 4%
Question.19. Which chemical has concentrated in water in Bihar?
(a) Salt
(b) Salinity
(c) Fluoride
(d) Arsenic
Answer
(d) Arsenic
Question.20. How much ground water is used in agriculture?
(a) 72%
(b) 82%
(c) 85%
(d) 92%
Answer
(d) 92%
Question.21. Which out of the following has the highest use of groundwater?
(a) Punjab
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Bihar
(d) Kerala
Answer
(a) Punjab
Question.22. Which group of states is highly affected by concentration of fluoride in ground water resources?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar – West Bengal
(c) Rajasthan – Maharashtra
(d) Punjab – Haryana
Answer
(c) Rajasthan – Maharashtra
Question.23. Watershed development in Ralegan Sidhhi related to which state?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Bihar
(d) Kerala
Answer
(a) Maharashtra
Question.24. What stands for CPCB?
(a) The commandant Pollution Control Board
(b) The Central Pollution Control Board
(c) The Central Polythene Control Board
(d) The Central Pollution Control Bill
Answer
(b) The Central Pollution Control Board
