This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Resources > Conservation > Water Resources – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 19 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash is known as A) Intercropping. B) Intracropping. C) Mixed cropping. D) Terrace farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intercropping. 2. The area of upper soil layers that hold both air and water is called? A) Infiltration. B) Zone of saturation. C) Zone aeration. D) Recharge zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zone aeration. 3. Which of the following is a renewable resource? A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Forests. D) Iron ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forests. 4. Underground formation that contains groundwater A) Aquifer. B) Percolator. C) Recharge zone. D) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifer. 5. A well in which groundwater rises because of pressure is called a(n) A) Spring well. B) Geyser well. C) Artesian well. D) Cry well. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Artesian well. 6. Which of the following human factor is an important determinant of land use pattern? A) Population. B) Technology. C) Only option 1. D) Both options 1 and 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both options 1 and 2. 7. Most of the world's water is used for what? A) Industry. B) Farming/Agriculture. C) Reservoirs. D) It's found in clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Farming/Agriculture. 8. Community lands are also known as this. A) Common Resources. B) Resource for all. C) Property Resources. D) Common Property Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Common Property Resources. 9. Overuse of farmland can cause a depletion in soil nutrients and can lead to A) Waterlogging. B) Desertification. C) Irrigation. D) Intercropping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desertification. 10. How much of the protein consumed by humans around the world is fish? A) 5 percent. B) 20 percent. C) 40 percent. D) 50 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20 percent. 11. ..... is the longest irrigation canal in the world. A) Rajiv Gandhi Canal. B) Mahatma Gandhi Canal. C) Indira Gandhi Canal. D) Western Desert Canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indira Gandhi Canal. 12. An increase in the oxygen demanding waste (organic matter) in a body of water will A) Increase the BOD and increase DO. B) Increase the BOD and decrease DO. C) Decrease the BOD and increase the DO. D) Decrease the BOD and decrease DO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase the BOD and decrease DO. 13. Any pollutant that causes genetic mutations and/or cancer is a(n) ..... A) Anthropogenic. B) Eutrophicant. C) Carcinogen. D) Oxidizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carcinogen. 14. Assertion (A) - Land is an important resource because it provides surface for agriculture, living, forestry, industries, etc.Reason(R) - Destruction of forest cover is a major reason of land degradation. A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A. C) Only A is Correct. D) Only R is Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A. 15. What is the largest source of oil pollution in water? A) Routine intentional oil dumping. B) Oil producing bacteria. C) Nutural seepage into the environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Routine intentional oil dumping. 16. Which of the following is the main way that water makes its way to oceans and lakes? A) Evaporation. B) Dams. C) Rivers and streams. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rivers and streams. 17. Which of the following is not a benefit of a reservoir scheme? A) Can be used to generate electricity. B) Reduces flooding downstream. C) Can improve routes for migratory fish. D) Can generate income from tourism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can improve routes for migratory fish. 18. Able to allow water to pass through. A) Accumulation. B) Runoff. C) Porosity. D) Permeability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Permeability. 19. In the semi-arid and arid regions of Rajasthan, particularly in Bikaner, Phalodi and Barmer, where was drinking water stored? A) Underground tanks or tankas. B) Small village pond. C) Wells. D) Rooftop tank. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Underground tanks or tankas. 20. What is an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water called? A) Aquifer. B) Pool. C) Well. D) Permeability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifer. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Resources QuizzesWater Resources Quiz 1Water Resources Quiz 2Water Resources Quiz 3Water 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