Class 12 Geography Water Resources MCQ Question Answers CUET 2024

1. What stands for the CPCB?
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2. Provision of irrigation makes cropping possible.
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3. What is the share of India in the world’s water resources?
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4. Which of the following options describe water as a resource?
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5. Which one of the following types describes water as a resource?
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6. How much freshwater is there out of total resources?
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7. The per capita availability of water is dwindling day by day due to the:
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8. Which one of the following rivers has the highest replenishable groundwater resource in the country?
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9. What is the local name of a rainwater harvesting structure in Rajasthan?
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10. Which of the following figures in cubic kilometers correctly shows the total annual precipitation in India?
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11. Identify the sector that consumes the highest amount of water in India.
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12. …………… involves prevention of runoff and storage and recharge of groundwater through various methods like percolation  tanks, recharge wells, etc
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13. The area from which rainfall flows into a river, lake or reservoir is called an area.
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14.  An area of shallow body of water separated from the sea by barrier islands or reefs is known as:
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15. How much percent of surface water in India can be used?
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16. What is the mean annual flow in India?
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17. 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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18. Bhakra- Nangal, Hirakud, Damodar Valley, Nagarjuna Sagar, Indira Gandhi Canal Project, etc, are:
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19. How much groundwater is used in Agriculture?
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20. Which one is not related to watershed development project:
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21. Recycled Water generally refers to treated wastewater.
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22. Neeru- Meeru programme belongs to which state?
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23. Which state utilises a very small proportion of their groundwater potentials.
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