This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Management > Water Management – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Management Quiz 11 (16 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. At what time usually rainfall is recorded in India? A) 4 P.M. B) 6 P.M. C) 8 P.M. D) 10 P.M. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8 P.M. 2. All of the following are valid criteria for the sustainable use of water except: A) Develop water efficient technologies. B) Develop sufficient water supplies to guarantee human health and well-being. C) Give volume discounts to the largest water consumers. D) Promote the use of water-efficient technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Give volume discounts to the largest water consumers. 3. Which water source is the easiest to use? A) Ice. B) Groundwater. C) Surface water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surface water. 4. In order to have a reservoir you must A) Dig a well. B) Construct a dam. C) Build an aquaduct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Construct a dam. 5. A resevoir is A) A man-made "artificial" lake that is built to store water. B) Ozone. C) Spongebob round head. D) An underground layer of rock and soil that has pores and is capable of absorbing water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A man-made "artificial" lake that is built to store water. 6. Which of the following group of practices reduces water pollution from agriculture activity? A) Use of buffer zones, field drains and tillage. B) Use of buffer zones, contour farming and tillage. C) Contour farming, leaving land fallow and use of field drains. D) Contour farming, use of field drains and buffer zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contour farming, use of field drains and buffer zones. 7. Improved water quality can be achieved by A) Appropriate use of water. B) Careful water storage and handling. C) Proper land management. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. Water scarcity occurs when A) Renewable water supplies are slow to recover. B) Populations are evenly dispersed. C) Renewable water supplies are slow to diminish. D) The demand for water exceeds the available amount or when poor quality restricts its use. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The demand for water exceeds the available amount or when poor quality restricts its use. 9. If 20 square meters of lawn requires about 50 liters per square meter per day, how much water is needed in one year to water it, assuming the rate does not change throughout the year? A) 3, 650 liters. B) 36, 500 liters. C) 365, 000 liters. D) 3, 650, 000 liters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 365, 000 liters. 10. Precipitation is another term for: A) Climate change. B) Rain/snow. C) Evaporation. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rain/snow. 11. Which Act strengthened the laws against dumping waste in U.S. waters? A) Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act. B) Clean Water Act. C) Water Quality Act. D) Both the Marine Act & the Clean Water Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act. 12. You are selecting a new dishwasher. You do about 150 loads per year. The less efficient model uses 9 gallons per load. The more efficient model uses 6 gallons per load. How much money will be saved on water if you select the more efficient model and the price of water is $ 0.75 per 1, 000 gallons? A) $ 0.34. B) $ 3.30. C) $ 330. D) $ 3, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $ 0.34. 13. What type of system targets individual plants and introduces water directly into the soil? A) Reverse osmosis. B) Waterlogging. C) Drip irrigation. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drip irrigation. 14. A rock's ability to allow the flow of water through it is called A) Permeability. B) Porosity. C) Recharge. D) Distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permeability. 15. Water is a what type of resource? A) Renewable resource. B) Non-renewable resource. C) Continuous resource. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resource. 16. Water security refers to ..... A) When there is a reliable supply of clean water for the social and economic well-being of people in an area. B) When there is not a reliable supply of clean water for the social and economic well-being of people in an area. C) When there is water in an area but the countries lacks the money and infrastructure to access it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When there is a reliable supply of clean water for the social and economic well-being of people in an area. ← PreviousRelated 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books