This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Water Resources > Conservation > Water Resources – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One process used to obtain fresh water from salt water is A) Desalination. B) Filtration. C) Recharge. D) Coagulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desalination. 2. Underground tanks seen in Rajasthan to store rainwater for drinking is called: A) Kul. B) Ponds. C) Tankas. D) Khadins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tankas. 3. The Portion of water that flows across the surface that does not soak into the ground and runs into water bodies A) Erosion. B) What. C) Runoff. D) Fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff. 4. The surface of a layer of saturates ground. A) Groundwater. B) Water table. C) Reservoir. D) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water table. 5. What percent of water is available for humans to use? A) 25. B) Less than 1. C) 50. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less than 1. 6. Landscaping using plants adapted to dry conditions A) Xeriscaping. B) Red tide. C) Algal bloom. D) Cultural eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Xeriscaping. 7. Irrigation has also changed the cropping pattern of many regions with farmers shifting to water intensive and commercial crops. This has great ecological consequences for the soil, What is it? A) Pollution of the soil. B) Salinasation of the soil. C) Contamination of the soil. D) Excess of chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salinasation of the soil. 8. India hydroelectric power contributes approximately ..... percent of the total electricity produced. A) 25%. B) 20%. C) 23%. D) 22%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 22%. 9. Which of the following rivers is not having any multipurpose river project? A) Narmada. B) Satluj. C) Mahanadi. D) Yamuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yamuna. 10. What is algal bloom? A) Extremely rapid growth of algea. B) Water becomes cloudy. C) Too much of nutrients. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extremely rapid growth of algea. 11. Largest concentration of fresh water in the USA A) Missouri River. B) Yardley Pond. C) Great Lakes. D) Delaware River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great Lakes. 12. Coliform bacteria are bacteria that live ..... A) In distilled water. B) In solid rock. C) Anaerobic conditions. D) The intestines of humans and animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The intestines of humans and animals. 13. A flowing network of water A) Watershed. B) Basin. C) NBC. D) River system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) River system. 14. The land that water flows across or under on its way to a stream, river, or lake is called ..... A) Conservation. B) Land form. C) Runoff. D) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watershed. 15. Where is the majority of Earth's water found? A) Glaciers. B) Oceans. C) Ground. D) Rivers and lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oceans. 16. State officials say 20, 000 people have moved to nearby Chico, boosting that city's ..... by more than 20% and putting a strain on public services. A) Access. B) Plumbing. C) Population. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 17. Which of the following sectors utilize most of the surface and ground water? A) Hydroelectricity. B) Domestic use. C) Agriculture. D) Industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agriculture. 18. People in developed countries tend to eat more A) Meat. B) Potatoes. C) Rice. D) Corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meat. 19. One way that water helps living things is that it ..... A) Regulates temperature. B) Produce nutrients. C) Transport oxygen. D) Absorbs heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regulates temperature. 20. Which is not a source of fresh water? A) Glaciers and ice sheets. B) Groundwater. C) Surface runoff. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oceans. 21. Making it illegal to to release pollution from a point source without a permit, the ..... was the single most important law to prevent water pollution. A) Pollution Water Law. B) Pollution Water Act. C) Clean Water Act. D) Chemical Water Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clean Water Act. 22. Throughout the world, the majority of water is used for A) Irrigation. B) Industrial uses. C) Humans and animals. D) Cooling towers of power plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irrigation. 23. What is turbidity? A) A measure of how clear the water is. B) A measure of how polluted water is. C) A measure of how much salt in water. D) A measure of how much bacteria is in rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A measure of how clear the water is. 24. Which of the following are examples of indirect water usage? A) Drinking water. B) Growing fruits and vegetables. C) Taking a shower. D) Doing laundry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Growing fruits and vegetables. 25. Assertion (A) - A bird like Vulture is important for the ecosystem.Reason (R) - A vulture feeds on the dead livestock and so it cleanses the environment. A) Only A is corrrect. B) Only R is correct. C) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. D) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. 26. Since the 1950's, ..... has been added to the drinking water in many cities. A) Lead. B) Calcium. C) Chloride salts. D) Fluoride. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fluoride. 27. What is the uppermost level at which the water is a given area fully saturates the rock or soil? A) Aquifers. B) Springs. C) Groundwater Recharge. D) Water Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water Table. 28. Which of the following is an example of sustainable use of natural resources? A) Continuously strip mining coal deposits in an area. B) Clear-cutting a forest. C) Harvesting huge populations of fish from a fishing shoal. D) Planting multiple crops together on a field and harvesting them at different times. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planting multiple crops together on a field and harvesting them at different times. 29. Bamboo drip irrigation system is prevalent in: A) Mizoram. B) Madhya Pradesh. C) Manipur. D) Meghalaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meghalaya. 30. Sometimes, the water table naturally rises to the surface creating A) Aquifers. B) Springs. C) Wells. D) Drainage basins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Springs. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Resources QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesWater Resources Quiz 1Water Resources Quiz 2Water Resources Quiz 4Water Resources Quiz 5Water Resources Quiz 6Water Resources Quiz 7Water Resources Quiz 8Water Resources Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books