This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Management > Water Management – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Management Quiz 10 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The United Nations estimates that ..... people live in regions that have a scarcity of water. A) 500 Million. B) 1.2 Billion. C) 3.5 Billion. D) 2 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1.2 Billion. 2. What is the most effective type of irrigation? A) Center pivot method. B) Flood irrigation. C) Drip irrigation. D) Using sprinklers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drip irrigation. 3. Bacteria, viruses, and parasitic worms are considered ..... and must be removed from water. A) Heavy metals. B) Solid waste. C) Pathogens. D) Poisons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathogens. 4. Mine site drainage can often cause this: A) Cultural eutrophication. B) Acidic runoff. C) Saltwater intrusion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acidic runoff. 5. The rainfall at any place is described by A) Its intensity. B) Its duration. C) Its frequency. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 6. Water on the top the earth can form lakes or rivers, these are termed ..... A) Fresh water. B) Infiltration. C) Surface water. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surface water. 7. Freshwater accounts for what percent of total water in the world? A) 97%. B) 22%. C) 77%. D) 3%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3%. 8. Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called A) Salt water. B) Rainwater. C) Groundwater. D) Water vapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groundwater. 9. Sources of ocean pollution include A) Oil spills. B) Direct dumping of wastewater. C) Activities on land. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 10. Which is not a use of fresh water in industry? A) Cooling. B) Waste disposal. C) Electricity generation. D) Crop irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crop irrigation. 11. During secondary treatment in the aeration tanks, what is working on the sewage waste? A) Microorganisms. B) Humans. C) Air titration. D) Oxidation/reduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microorganisms. 12. Sewers are made of? A) Polyvinyl Chloride. B) Stainless steel (SS). C) Plastic. D) Ammonium Chloride. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polyvinyl Chloride. 13. Water pollution that comes from many sources is considered ..... A) Point source pollution. B) Nonpoint source pollution. C) Thermal pollution. D) Ocean pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonpoint source pollution. 14. Over-irrigation can result in A) Sediment capture. B) Water diversion. C) Recharge. D) Salinization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salinization. 15. The largest single use of water for industrial purposes is for A) Canning and food processing. B) Cooling. C) Power production. D) Washing produce in food processing industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Power production. 16. Against the construction of which one of the following multipurpose projects was the Narmada Bachao Andolan launched? A) Sardar Sarovar. B) Bhakra Nangal. C) Rihand. D) Tehri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sardar Sarovar. 17. In ....., waste from homes and businesses is piled into large, carefully-engineered mounds. A) Sanitary landfills. B) Hazardous waste landfills. C) Waste incinerators. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanitary landfills. 18. Of industrial water use is: A) Used for cooling. B) Nonconsumptive. C) From surface water. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 19. Nutrients in water that require microbial decomposition. A) Biochemical oxygen demand. B) Dissolved organic matter. C) Bioaccumulated pollutants. D) Nitrogen oxides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dissolved organic matter. 20. ..... is the fraction of withdrawn water that is lost A) Degraded. B) Wihrawal. C) Consumption. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consumption. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Management Quiz 1Water Management Quiz 2Water Management Quiz 3Water Management Quiz 4Water Management Quiz 5Water Management Quiz 6Water Management Quiz 7Water Management Quiz 8Water Management Quiz 9Water Management Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books