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Water Resources

9 Board Geography previous year questions on Water Resources — options free on every question; 1 include the answer & explanation free, the rest unlock with PYQ Pass.

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‘Neeru-Meeru’ watershed management programme is associated with which of the following states?

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka

✓ Correct answer: c)

Andhra Pradesh

Explanation

The Neeru-Meeru (Water and You) programme is specifically associated with Andhra Pradesh.

What ensures that water is continuously renewed and recharged, making it a renewable resource?

Massive investments in water recycling plants

The hydrological cycle

Extensive use of tube-wells and ground water pumping

Development of drought-resistant crops

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Even if there is ample water available, water scarcity can be caused by 'bad quality of water,' which includes pollution by:

Seasonal run off and precipitation

Chemicals, pesticides, and fertilisers used in agriculture

Excessive sedimentation in reservoirs

Water-borne diseases resulting from controlled river flow

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Which one of the following is the main objective of ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’?

Per capita water availability assurance

Rain-water harvesting

Conservation of water resources

Providing sufficient water for agriculture

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In regions where water resources are ample, water scarcity may still occur due to which factor?

Variations in seasonal and annual precipitation

The use of dams exclusively for irrigation

Large and growing population and unequal access to water

Lack of intensive industrialisation

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Which place had water harvesting system channeling the flood water of the Ganga river in the first century B.C?

Kanpur

Gorakhpur

Mirzapur

Sringaverapura

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Which of the following is a means of mass awareness regarding ‘water conservation’?

Writing letters to the people

Telephonic conversation

Through T.V. and Print Media

Personal contact with people

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What is the defined service level of potable piped water assured to every rural household under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)?

180 mm of annual rainfall

37 per cent of the total critical block water

55 litres per capita per day

100,000 litres annually per household

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The Bhopal Lake, built in the 11th Century, is recognized as:

A traditional rooftop rainwater harvesting tank

A diversion channel of the Western Himalayas

One of the largest artificial lakes of its time

An example of a masonry dam built of stone rubble

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