This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Water Resources > Conservation > Water Resources – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The stage of sewage treatment that uses filters, screens or grit tanks to remove macroscopic materials A) Disinfection. B) Tertiary. C) Primary. D) Secondary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary. 2. Sliding of huge debris, rocks and other material down the slope is known as: A) Volcanic Eruptions. B) Earthquake. C) Land slides. D) Tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land slides. 3. Which of these physical features are best suited for living? A) Deserts. B) Mountains. C) Plains and river valleys. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plains and river valleys. 4. Desalination produces large amounts of .....? A) Bacteria. B) Waste. C) Dissolved oxygen. D) Salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salt. 5. Which is a way to conserve water? A) Plant only one type of plant like grass. B) Discard all water collected in your gutters. C) Utilize gutters and rain barrels to collect rain water. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Utilize gutters and rain barrels to collect rain water. 6. How did the increasing number of industries affect the water condition? A) No effect on water. B) Pressure on existing freshwater resources. C) Balance between use of water and industry. D) Unequal distribution of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pressure on existing freshwater resources. 7. The build up of salt in soil leading to a loss in crop productivity is called A) Irrigation. B) Salinization. C) Desertification. D) Denitrification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salinization. 8. Each time we turn on the tap, ..... systems bring this important resource into our homes. A) Conflict. B) Plumbing. C) Population. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plumbing. 9. The Narmada Bachao Andolan is associated with A) Sardar sarovar dam. B) Tehri dam. C) Hirakud. D) Gandhinagar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sardar sarovar dam. 10. A natural area designated to protect the ecological integrity of one or more ecosystems for present and future generations is known as ..... A) National Park. B) Botanical Gardens. C) Bio reserves. D) Wildlife Sanctuaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National Park. 11. The first and the only state in India which has made roof top rain water harvesting compulsory to all across the state. A) Kerala. B) Karnataka. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Maharashtra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tamil Nadu. 12. Land used for business and/or use of natural resources is called A) Residential Land. B) Transport Land. C) Commercial Land. D) Agricultural Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commercial Land. 13. Which of the following is true about rainfall harvesting schemes? A) They increase risk of flooding. B) Is relatively easy to maintain. C) They are expensive. D) They increase risk of soil erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is relatively easy to maintain. 14. Which of the following affects how freshwater is used? A) Population size. B) Education. C) Ocean acidity. D) Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population size. 15. To help regulate river flow and to build a stable supply of water, engineers build A) Aquifers. B) Dams. C) Water tables. D) Wells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dams. 16. The Clean Water Act of 1972 focused on ..... A) Parks and recreational areas. B) Rural communities. C) Point-source pollution. D) Non-point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point-source pollution. 17. When water changes form from a LIQUID to a GAS? A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Precipitation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporation. 18. Any physical, biological, or chemical change in water quality that adversely affects living organisms or makes water unsuitable for desired uses is called? A) Non-point source pollution. B) Atmospheric deposition. C) Point source pollution. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water pollution. 19. The material could be used as a filter for cleaning ..... drinking water. A) Agricultural. B) Contaminated. C) International. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contaminated. 20. What is it called when a persistent pollutant (like mercury or PCBs) builds up in the tissues of an organism as they continue to eat something that contains the pollutant A) Cultural eutrophication. B) Biomagnification. C) Subsidence. D) Bioaccumulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bioaccumulation. 21. What can you do to help protect groundwater? A) Recycle used waste oil. B) Don't use more lawn chemicals than necessary. C) Dispose of hazardous and household chemicals properly. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. The colorado river is A) An underutilized resource that could easily provide water to farmers, ranchers, and cities. B) A government subsidized water utility that provides cities such as san diego, las vegas, and los angeles with cheaper water because lake powell and lake mead are huge bodies of water. C) A water diversion project that supplies water to large cities such as las vegas, los angeles, and san diego. D) A confined aquifer that is being over pumped and polluted because of increasing populations in the cities it serves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A water diversion project that supplies water to large cities such as las vegas, los angeles, and san diego. 23. Water cycle is also known as ..... A) Continuous cycle. B) Renewable cycle. C) Oxygen cycle. D) Hydrological cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrological cycle. 24. Manufacturers use water ..... A) To transport people. B) To irrigate farms. C) To create tools. D) To produce wood and paper products. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To produce wood and paper products. 25. What is the only example of Non-point source pollution below? A) A factory dumping hazardous waste. B) Litter from pedestrians. C) A leaky city sewer pipe. D) Emissions from the exhaust pipes of everyone's cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emissions from the exhaust pipes of everyone's cars. 26. Overuse of groundwater in coastal areas would most likely result in which of the following? A) Saltwater intrusion. B) Increase in stream flow. C) Rise in water table. D) Bacterial contamination of surface water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saltwater intrusion. 27. A hole dug into an aquifer to reach groundwater is called ..... A) An aeration zone. B) A water table. C) A well. D) Accumulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A well. 28. Which one of the following is not the cause of water scarcity? A) Rapid growth of population. B) Uneven distribution of water resources. C) Construction of dams and reserves. D) Increase in demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Construction of dams and reserves. 29. Why are water transfer schemes popular? A) They can transfer large amounts of water to where it is needed. B) Only surplus water is transferred that would otherwise be lost to the sea. C) They cause little environmental impact. D) They are cheap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They can transfer large amounts of water to where it is needed. 30. In the coastal and dry regions, rows of trees are planted to check the wind movement to protect soil cover, this process is known as A) Contour Barriers. B) Terrace Cultivation. C) Shelter belts. D) Mulching. 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