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Q.24. In which of the following states is the bamboo-drip irrigation system prevalent?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Himachal Pradesh (c) West Bengal
(d) Meghalaya
Ans. (d)
Q.25. Bamboo drip irrigation is prevalent in which of the following states?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans. (b)
Q.26. Who among the following proclaimed dams as the temple of modern India?
(a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Sardar Patel
(d) Mahtama Gandhi
Ans. (b)
Q.27. Roof tap rainwater harvesting system in Rajasthan is known as :
(a) Guls
(b) Kuls
(c) Tankas
(d) Baobs
Ans. (c)
Q.28. 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
Ans. (d)
Q.29. Which of the following is not a method of water haresting used in Rajasthan?
(a) Johads
(b) Khadins
(c) Guls
(d) Tankas
Ans. (c)
Q.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
Ans. (c)
Q.31. On which one of the following rivers the Tehri Dam is being constructed?
(a) Bhagirathi
(b) Yamuna
(c) Koshi
(d) Sutlej
Ans. (d)
Q.32. Which of the following rivers is not having any multipurpose river project?
(a) Satluj-Beas
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Narmada
(d) Yamuna
Ans. (d)
Q.33. On which one of the following rivers Mettur dam is constructed?
(a) River Kaveri
(b) River Krishna
(c) River Godavari (d) River Mahanadi
Ans. (a)
Q.34. What is the contribution of hydroelectricity in the total generation of electricity?
(a) 52%
(b) 42%
(c) 32%
(d) 22%
Ans. (d)
Q.35. How much percent of the total volume of world's water is estimated to exist as fresh water?
(a) 2.5
(b) 3.5
(c) 4.5
(d) 5.5
Ans. (a)
Q.36. Which of the following is a source of Fresh water ?
(a) Precipitation
(b) Surface runoff
(c) Groundwater
(d) All the above
Ans. (c)
Q.37. 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
Ans. (b)
Q.38. Hirakud dam is built on which river?
(a) Chenab
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Krishna
(d) Satluj
Ans. (b)
Q.39. In which one of the following states was rooftop rainwater harvesting practised?