Class 12 Geography Water Resources MCQ Question Answers CUET 2024

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

2. The purity of water or water without unwanted foreign substances is known as:
a.
b.
c.
d.

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

4. Which part of the river has good quality water?
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b.
c.
d.

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

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

7. The per capita availability of water is dwindling day by day due to the:
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b.
c.
d.

8. How much percent of the Net sown area is irrigated in Punjab?
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b.
c.
d.

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

10. How much freshwater is there out of total resources?
a.
b.
c.
d.

11. Which out of the following has the highest use of groundwater?
a.
b.
c.
d.

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

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

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

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

16. Which of the following is a programme under watershed management?
a.
b.
c.
d.

17. What is the local name of a rainwater harvesting structure in Rajasthan?
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b.
c.
d.

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

19. Why is irrigation required?
a.
b.
c.
d.

20. Recycled Water generally refers to treated wastewater.
a.
b.
c.
d.

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

22. The total useful water resources of India are:
a.
b.
c.
d.

23. Name the rivers which have huge catchment areas.
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b.
c.
d.


 


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