This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Resources > Water Resources – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is one way humans pollute water? A) Chemical waste from factories is sometimes dumped into rivers and lakes. B) Driving cars. C) Swimming in the ocean. D) Dumping their pet gold fish in a lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical waste from factories is sometimes dumped into rivers and lakes. 2. Desalination is A) Removing salt from water. B) Removing oil from water. C) Removing toxic chemicals from water. D) Adding salt to water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Removing salt from water. 3. Which of the following are not causes of water scarcity? A) Growing population. B) Growing of water intensive crop. C) Expansion of irrigation facilities. D) Water harvesting techniques. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water harvesting techniques. 4. Which one of the following determines the land use pattern? A) Climate. B) Topography. C) Minerals. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 5. Which of the following is an example of the direct use of water? A) Food production. B) Making plastic. C) Generating electricity. D) Washing clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Washing clothes. 6. The buildup of salts in the surface layers of soil A) Salinization. B) Xeriscaping. C) Runoff. D) Algal bloom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salinization. 7. Why is groundwater so important? A) Water is ancient and can't be replaced, only recycled. B) It's all the water we have. C) Desalination is expensive and can't be used in the central plains. D) Most water on earth isn't freshwater and most freshwater comes from groundwater sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Most water on earth isn't freshwater and most freshwater comes from groundwater sources. 8. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which humans directly can change water resources? A) Irrigation (diverting water away from original water source to farm lands). B) Building dams. C) Droughts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Droughts. 9. Ecosystem services performed by forests include; I. Carbon sequestation II. Aid in aquifer recharge III. Provide wildlife habitat A) II only. B) III only. C) I and III only. D) I, II, and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, II, and III. 10. Which among the following is not a perennial river A) Ganga. B) Indus. C) Brahmaputra. D) Narmada. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Narmada. 11. The addition of excess nutrients to waterways from human sources is called ..... eutrophication. A) Natural. B) Anthropogenic. C) Cultural. D) Both anthropogenic and cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both anthropogenic and cultural. 12. Pollution traced to a single point A) Water shed. B) Permeable. C) Point source pollution. D) Non-point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point source pollution. 13. All of the following are environmental disadvantages of dams used to produce energy, EXCEPT A) Flooding downstream is reduced. B) Flooding destroys terrestrial lands and displaces people. C) Migration and reproductive patterns of some fish species are disrupted. D) The amount of nutrient rich-silt reaching downstream ecosystems is reduced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flooding downstream is reduced. 14. Which of these is example of community land? A) A bungalow. B) Sunderban forests. C) The Parliament House. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunderban forests. 15. Which of the following is an example of a positive feedback loop? A) Your brain saying you are hungry. B) A thermostat maintaining a certain temperature in your house. C) Exponential population growth. D) Pesticide resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pesticide resistance. 16. This is the total amount of water taken from a water body and much of this water could be returned to circulation in a reusable form. A) Water stress. B) Water consumption. C) Water withdrawal. D) Water scarcity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water withdrawal. 17. ..... eliminate or reduce flooding A) Houses. B) Animals. C) Dams. D) Agriculture land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dams. 18. The direct effect of eutrophication of a body of water is A) Decreased DO levels. B) Fish kills. C) Increased turbidty. D) Algal Bloom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Algal Bloom. 19. In which state is the 200-year-old system of tapping stream and spring water by using bamboo pipes still prevalent? A) West Bengal. B) Rajasthan. C) Meghalaya. D) Shillong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meghalaya. 20. The GREATEST use of water globally is A) Agriculture. B) Residential use. C) Recreation. D) Municipal management. 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