Geography Water Resources MCQ Question Answers CUET 2023

1. Which state utilises a very small proportion of their groundwater potentials.
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b.
c.
d.

2. Which chemical has concentrated in water in Bihar?
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b.
c.
d.

3. How much groundwater is used in Agriculture?
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b.
c.
d.

4. Bhakra- Nangal, Hirakud, Damodar Valley, Nagarjuna Sagar, Indira Gandhi Canal Project, etc, are:
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b.
c.
d.

5. The North-western India and Deccan Plateau are deficient in :
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b.
c.
d.

6. How much percent of surface water in India can be used?
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b.
c.
d.

7. Provision of irrigation makes cropping possible.
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b.
c.
d.

8. The highest proportion of the total water used in the country is in which one of the following sectors?
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b.
c.
d.

9. Neeru- Meeru programme belongs to which state?
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b.
c.
d.

10. How much percent of surface water in India can be used?
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b.
c.
d.

11. What is the share of India in the world’s water resources?
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b.
c.
d.

12. Sewage disposal, urban run-off, toxic effluents from industries,run-off over cultivated lands and nuclear power plants are examples of:
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b.
c.
d.

13.  An area of shallow body of water separated from the sea by barrier islands or reefs is known as:
a.
b.
c.
d.

14. Which of the following figures in cubic kilometers correctly shows the total annual precipitation in India?
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b.
c.
d.

15. Which one of the following rivers has the highest replenishable groundwater resource in the country?
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b.
c.
d.

16. Recycled Water generally refers to treated wastewater.
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b.
c.
d.

17. The river basin which makes the maximum utilization of groundwater is ………
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b.
c.
d.

18. What is the mean annual flow in India?
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b.
c.
d.

19. Which one of the following South Indian states has the highest groundwater utilisation (in per cent) of its total groundwater potential?
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b.
c.
d.

20. Which one of the following types describes water as a resource?
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b.
c.
d.

21. How much part of the earth is covered with water?
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b.
c.
d.

22. Why is irrigation required?
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b.
c.
d.

23. Identify the sector that consumes the highest amount of water in India.
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b.
c.
d.


 


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