This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Resources > Water Resources – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Making it illegal to to release pollution from a point source without a permit, the ..... was the single most important law to prevent water pollution. A) Pollution Water Act. B) Clean Water Act. C) Pollution Water Law. D) Chemical Water Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clean Water Act. 2. Throughout the world, the majority of water is used for A) Irrigation. B) Industrial uses. C) Humans and animals. D) Cooling towers of power plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irrigation. 3. What is turbidity? A) A measure of how polluted water is. B) A measure of how much bacteria is in rivers. C) A measure of how much salt in water. D) A measure of how clear the water is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A measure of how clear the water is. 4. Which of the following are examples of indirect water usage? A) Drinking water. B) Growing fruits and vegetables. C) Taking a shower. D) Doing laundry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Growing fruits and vegetables. 5. Assertion (A) - A bird like Vulture is important for the ecosystem.Reason (R) - A vulture feeds on the dead livestock and so it cleanses the environment. A) Only A is corrrect. B) Only R is correct. C) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. D) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. 6. Since the 1950's, ..... has been added to the drinking water in many cities. A) Fluoride. B) Calcium. C) Chloride salts. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fluoride. 7. What is the uppermost level at which the water is a given area fully saturates the rock or soil? A) Aquifers. B) Springs. C) Water Table. D) Groundwater Recharge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water Table. 8. Which of the following is an example of sustainable use of natural resources? A) Continuously strip mining coal deposits in an area. B) Clear-cutting a forest. C) Harvesting huge populations of fish from a fishing shoal. D) Planting multiple crops together on a field and harvesting them at different times. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planting multiple crops together on a field and harvesting them at different times. 9. Bamboo drip irrigation system is prevalent in: A) Manipur. B) Meghalaya. C) Mizoram. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meghalaya. 10. Sometimes, the water table naturally rises to the surface creating A) Aquifers. B) Wells. C) Drainage basins. D) Springs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Springs. 11. From the 200 houses, the net amount of rainwater harvested annually amounts to litres. A) 100, 000. B) 150, 000. C) 200, 000. D) 125, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100, 000. 12. ..... is an artificial pond with raised edges used for agriculture. A) Shaduf. B) Paddy. C) Aqueduct. D) Chinampa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paddy. 13. During whose reign were the dams, lakes and irrigation system built extensively A) Ashoka. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Akbar. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta Maurya. 14. An area of Earth's surface where water percolates down into the aquifer A) Water shed. B) River system. C) Recharge zone. D) Zone of saturation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recharge zone. 15. Which of the following does NOT result from surface mining? A) Soil erosion. B) Loss of habitat. C) Lowered albedo. D) Black lung disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Black lung disease. 16. As rock becomes more porous ..... A) The more water it can hold. B) The less water it can hold. C) The porosity of rock does not determine how much water it can hold. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The more water it can hold. 17. Which marine zone has the highest NPP? A) Open ocean. B) The bathyal zone. C) Coastal estuaries. D) Coral reefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coastal estuaries. 18. ..... are barriers constructed on rivers to control the flow of the water. A) Persian wheel. B) Canals. C) Wells. D) Dams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dams. 19. Which of the following is not an example of an off-stream use? A) Agriculture. B) Thermoelectrric. C) Commercial. D) Recreation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recreation. 20. On which one of the following rivers Mettur dam is constructed? A) Kaveri. B) Krishna. C) Godavari. D) Mahanadi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kaveri. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Resources Quiz 1Water Resources Quiz 2Water Resources Quiz 3Water Resources Quiz 4Water Resources Quiz 6Water Resources Quiz 7Water Resources Quiz 8Water Resources Quiz 9Water Resources Quiz 10Water Resources Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books