This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Water Resources > Conservation > Water Resources – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Most of the world's water is used for what? A) Farming/Agriculture. B) Reservoirs. C) Industry. D) It's found in clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farming/Agriculture. 2. Community lands are also known as this. A) Common Resources. B) Resource for all. C) Property Resources. D) Common Property Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Common Property Resources. 3. Overuse of farmland can cause a depletion in soil nutrients and can lead to A) Irrigation. B) Intercropping. C) Waterlogging. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desertification. 4. How much of the protein consumed by humans around the world is fish? A) 50 percent. B) 20 percent. C) 5 percent. D) 40 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20 percent. 5. ..... is the longest irrigation canal in the world. A) Rajiv Gandhi Canal. B) Mahatma Gandhi Canal. C) Indira Gandhi Canal. D) Western Desert Canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indira Gandhi Canal. 6. An increase in the oxygen demanding waste (organic matter) in a body of water will A) Increase the BOD and increase DO. B) Increase the BOD and decrease DO. C) Decrease the BOD and increase the DO. D) Decrease the BOD and decrease DO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase the BOD and decrease DO. 7. Any pollutant that causes genetic mutations and/or cancer is a(n) ..... A) Carcinogen. B) Anthropogenic. C) Oxidizer. D) Eutrophicant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carcinogen. 8. Assertion (A) - Land is an important resource because it provides surface for agriculture, living, forestry, industries, etc.Reason(R) - Destruction of forest cover is a major reason of land degradation. A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A. C) Only A is Correct. D) Only R is Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A. 9. What is the largest source of oil pollution in water? A) Routine intentional oil dumping. B) Oil producing bacteria. C) Nutural seepage into the environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Routine intentional oil dumping. 10. Which of the following is the main way that water makes its way to oceans and lakes? A) Evaporation. B) Dams. C) Rivers and streams. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rivers and streams. 11. Which of the following is not a benefit of a reservoir scheme? A) Can be used to generate electricity. B) Can generate income from tourism. C) Reduces flooding downstream. D) Can improve routes for migratory fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can improve routes for migratory fish. 12. Able to allow water to pass through. A) Permeability. B) Accumulation. C) Porosity. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permeability. 13. In the semi-arid and arid regions of Rajasthan, particularly in Bikaner, Phalodi and Barmer, where was drinking water stored? A) Underground tanks or tankas. B) Small village pond. C) Wells. D) Rooftop tank. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Underground tanks or tankas. 14. What is an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water called? A) Permeability. B) Well. C) Aquifer. D) Pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aquifer. 15. The process responsible for soil formation is called A) Erosion. B) Weathering. C) Landforms. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weathering. 16. A disease-causing organism A) Xeriscaping. B) Red tide. C) Algal bloom. D) Pathogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathogen. 17. Agricultural fields which are used as rainfed storage structures are called: A) Kuls. B) Khadins/johads. C) Recharge pits. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Khadins/johads. 18. The size of an aquifer's recharge zone is affected by the ..... of the surface above the aquifer. A) Porosity. B) Permeability. C) Water table. D) Desalinization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permeability. 19. The big idea for the solution to scale comes from Scott Crosby and from my past time as a software CEO ..... the ..... network effect. A) Distributed. B) Access. C) Resources. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distributed. 20. One of the common sources of infectious agents in water is A) Radioactive materials. B) Inorganic compounds. C) Sediments. D) Animal waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Animal waste. 21. What is the majority of land in India used for? A) Pasture. B) Cultivation. C) Forests. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultivation. 22. The major source of fresh water in India is A) Groundwater. B) Rainfall. C) Atmospheric water. D) Ocean water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater. 23. Which of these resources covers about 30% of the total surface of earth? A) Land. B) Soil. C) Air. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land. 24. Which of the following social movements is/ are not a resistance to multi-purpose projects? A) Narmada Bachao Andolan. B) Tehri Bachao Andolan. C) Chipko movement. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chipko movement. 25. Surface Mining and Control Reclamation Act A) Mandates that miners give half of what they find to the government. B) Allows miners to place a stake on public land for $ 5 per acre. C) Mandates reclamation. D) Is meant to bankrupt mining companies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mandates reclamation. 26. What is ONE important role that ocean waters have in heating Earth? A) Absorb and transport solar energy. B) Transport nutrients and waste. C) Create and emit solar energy. D) Wear away rock and soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absorb and transport solar energy. 27. Contaminants carried by air currents and precipitated into watersheds or directly onto surface waters as rain, snow, or dry particles is called? A) Water pollution. B) Atmospheric depositon. C) Point source pollution. D) Non-point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmospheric depositon. 28. Which of the following statements are true concerning sustainable rangeland management? I. Because the rangeland grasses grow from the base and not the tip, rangeland grass is a renewable resource, as long as the lower portion of the blade remains.II. Rangelands should be managed to ensure the carrying capacity is exceeded.III. Moderate grazing is beneficial to the rangelands because it encourages new plant growth. A) III only. B) I and II only. C) I and III only. D) I, II, and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I and III only. 29. Area of land that is drained by a river A) Recharge zone. B) River system. C) Watershed. D) Beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watershed. 30. Which of the following is globally the highest user of water? A) Domestic sector. B) Leisure sector. C) Industrial sector. D) Agriculture sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agriculture sector. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Resources QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesWater Resources Quiz 1Water Resources Quiz 2Water Resources Quiz 3Water Resources Quiz 4Water Resources Quiz 5Water Resources Quiz 6Water Resources Quiz 7Water Resources Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books