This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Resources > Water Resources – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 10 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is dakshin ganga A) Major salt water lake. B) Another name of godavari. C) River of Peninsular India. D) Rift valleys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Another name of godavari. 2. Which of the following does NOT contribute to water conservation? A) Drip irrigation. B) Xeriscaping. C) Using low-flow faucets and shower heads. D) Watering lawns during peak sunlight hours, when plants need water the most. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watering lawns during peak sunlight hours, when plants need water the most. 3. A cost-benefit analysis done to investigate a proposed mine site would likely take which of the following into account? I. The medical costs of mine worker injuries II. The cost of environmental restoration of the site when it is shut down III.The value of the ore to be extracted from the mine A) II only. B) I, II, and III. C) I and II only. D) I and III only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I, II, and III. 4. Evaporation from the leaves of pants into the atmosphere A) Surface Water. B) Confined aquifer. C) Water table. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transpiration. 5. One of the advantages to using genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is A) Reduce the need for pesticides. B) They are not regulated by the government. C) The concern about safety to consume. D) They can cause food allergies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduce the need for pesticides. 6. Approximately what percentage of the water on the earth is saltwater? A) 97%. B) 75%. C) 60%. D) 45%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 97%. 7. The element that is the primary regulator of the trophic state of water is ..... A) Sulfur. B) Phosphorus. C) Nitrogen. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phosphorus. 8. What is the area where water infiltrates into an aquifer? A) Infiltration. B) Zone of saturation. C) Zone of aeration. D) Recharge zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recharge zone. 9. Out of the total fresh water available, nearly ..... is in the form of "ICE" and is found in glaciers in Antarctica, Greenland, mountain regions, etc. A) 1%. B) 2%. C) 3%. D) 4%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2%. 10. How did the Multi-purpose projects affect the local people? A) Large-scale displacement of local communities. B) They gained economically. C) The govt gave them benefits. D) They got housing facilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large-scale displacement of local communities. 11. Runoff carries chemicals form road ways in to A) Lakes. B) Rivers. C) Oceans. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Most of Earth's liquid freshwater is found ..... A) In ice caps and glaciers. B) In lakes. C) Underground. D) In the oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Underground. 13. Which of the following terrestrial biomes is located in the frozen regions of the continent? A) Desert. B) Tundra. C) Coniferous Forest. D) Grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tundra. 14. Use of this method of control requires concentrations to be increased often because pest develop resistance A) GMOs. B) Pestsides. C) Plant removal. D) Control burning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pestsides. 15. Shillong faces acute shortage of water. Nearly every household in the city has a rooftop rainwater harvesting structure. Nearly ..... per cent of the total water requirement of the household comes from rooftop water harvesting. A) 15-20%. B) 10-15%. C) 20-25%. D) 25-30%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 15-20%. 16. How are most of the housing societies or colonies in the cities resourcing their water needs? A) City waterworks. B) Own groundwater pumping device. C) Community water pumps. D) Individual motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Own groundwater pumping device. 17. According to the United Nations, 2.1 billion people around the globe had access only to ..... water. A) Conflict. B) Contaminated. C) Distributed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contaminated. 18. This is the compartment of water in the American west that far exceeds withdrawal compared to recharge as a result farms and even whole towns are being abandoned. A) Arial Sea. B) Olgalala Aquifer. C) Lake Michigan. D) Lake Mead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Olgalala Aquifer. 19. ..... percent of the protein consumed by humans around the world is fish. A) 2. B) 20. C) 35. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20. 20. What was the traditional practice in the flood plains of Bengal, for irrigation? A) Canals. B) Man made lake. C) Inundation channels. D) Rooftop rain water. 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