Water Resources Quiz 12 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these is not a solution for fixing freshwater depletion?

Correct Answer: A) Eutrophication.

2. What are low lying areas very susceptible to

Correct Answer: A) Flooding.

3. Which one of the following methods is most appropriate to check soil erosion on steep slopes?

Correct Answer: C) Terrace Cultivation.

4. What is one example of reusing water?

Correct Answer: C) Watering flowers with dirty dishwater.

5. Which of the following best describes an environmental advantage of urbanization?

Correct Answer: A) Individuals living in cities usually have a lower transportation carbon footprint than individuals living in rural areas.

6. The only State which has made rooftop rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses is:

Correct Answer: C) Tamilnadu.

7. Because global fisheries have dramatically seen a reduction in fish numbers, this technique has been used recently to supplement that loss.

Correct Answer: D) Aquaculture.

8. ..... is constructed on river Mahanadi in Odisha

Correct Answer: D) Hirakud dam.

9. Hirakund dameikt on ..... and is locater at .....

Correct Answer: C) Mahanadi odisha.

10. Impermeable materials .....

Correct Answer: C) Have little to no pores.

11. Why does chemical waste need to be disposed of carefully?

Correct Answer: B) It contains heavy metals which build up in the tissues of living organisms.

12. The rapid growth of algae in an area that can cover the surface of the water and block sunlight from reaching plants below

Correct Answer: A) Algal bloom.

13. Who is the largest consumer of water?

Correct Answer: B) Irrigation for agriculture.

14. Human activities that clear large areas of land and increase erosion contribute directly to what type of pollution?

Correct Answer: C) Sediment.

15. Water Pollution:

Correct Answer: A) Chemicals being released into oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.

16. ..... Is a flowing network of surface water

Correct Answer: B) River system.

17. ..... is a measure of the cloudiness of water.

Correct Answer: A) Turbidity.

18. Which makes up the larger percent of all water on Earth?

Correct Answer: B) Salt water.

19. Producing meat always requires more land than a vegetarian diet because

Correct Answer: A) Of the 10% rule.

20. What type of Animal Eats insects?

Correct Answer: C) Insectivore.