This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Resources > Water Resources – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The process responsible for soil formation is called A) Erosion. B) Weathering. C) Landforms. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weathering. 2. A disease-causing organism A) Pathogen. B) Red tide. C) Algal bloom. D) Xeriscaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathogen. 3. Agricultural fields which are used as rainfed storage structures are called: A) Kuls. B) Khadins/johads. C) Recharge pits. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Khadins/johads. 4. The size of an aquifer's recharge zone is affected by the ..... of the surface above the aquifer. A) Permeability. B) Porosity. C) Water table. D) Desalinization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permeability. 5. The big idea for the solution to scale comes from Scott Crosby and from my past time as a software CEO ..... the ..... network effect. A) Distributed. B) Access. C) Resources. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distributed. 6. One of the common sources of infectious agents in water is A) Inorganic compounds. B) Sediments. C) Animal waste. D) Radioactive materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Animal waste. 7. What is the majority of land in India used for? A) Pasture. B) Cultivation. C) Forests. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultivation. 8. The major source of fresh water in India is A) Groundwater. B) Rainfall. C) Atmospheric water. D) Ocean water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater. 9. Which of these resources covers about 30% of the total surface of earth? A) Land. B) Soil. C) Air. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land. 10. Which of the following social movements is/ are not a resistance to multi-purpose projects? A) Narmada Bachao Andolan. B) Tehri Bachao Andolan. C) Chipko movement. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chipko movement. 11. Surface Mining and Control Reclamation Act A) Mandates that miners give half of what they find to the government. B) Allows miners to place a stake on public land for $ 5 per acre. C) Mandates reclamation. D) Is meant to bankrupt mining companies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mandates reclamation. 12. What is ONE important role that ocean waters have in heating Earth? A) Absorb and transport solar energy. B) Transport nutrients and waste. C) Create and emit solar energy. D) Wear away rock and soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absorb and transport solar energy. 13. Contaminants carried by air currents and precipitated into watersheds or directly onto surface waters as rain, snow, or dry particles is called? A) Atmospheric depositon. B) Non-point source pollution. C) Point source pollution. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmospheric depositon. 14. Which of the following statements are true concerning sustainable rangeland management? I. Because the rangeland grasses grow from the base and not the tip, rangeland grass is a renewable resource, as long as the lower portion of the blade remains.II. Rangelands should be managed to ensure the carrying capacity is exceeded.III. Moderate grazing is beneficial to the rangelands because it encourages new plant growth. A) III only. B) I and II only. C) I and III only. D) I, II, and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I and III only. 15. Area of land that is drained by a river A) River system. B) Recharge zone. C) Watershed. D) Beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watershed. 16. Which of the following is globally the highest user of water? A) Agriculture sector. B) Industrial sector. C) Leisure sector. D) Domestic sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture sector. 17. How much freshwater is available? A) 20%. B) 3%. C) 1%. D) 54%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3%. 18. The Earth's water is ..... percent of fresh water. A) 3. B) 25. C) 75. D) 90. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 19. Indira Gandhi Canal ends near ..... A) Jaipur. B) Jaiselmer. C) Udaipur. D) Jodhpur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jaiselmer. 20. Why have multi-purpose projects and large dams come under great scrutiny and opposition recently? A) The positioning the dams is not technically correct. B) Regulating and damming of rivers affect their natural flow causing poor sediment flow and excessive sedimentation at the bottom of the reservoir. C) Spread of disease. D) Dams built recently are not strong enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regulating and damming of rivers affect their natural flow causing poor sediment flow and excessive sedimentation at the bottom of the reservoir. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9Water Resources Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books