Class 12 Geography Water Resources MCQ Question Answers CUET 2024

1. 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.

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

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

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

5.  In which year, the Government of India has launched ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’ ?
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b.
c.
d.

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

7. Which one is not related to watershed development project:
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b.
c.
d.

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

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

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

11. Which of the following options describe water as a resource?
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b.
c.
d.

12. …………… involves prevention of runoff and storage and recharge of groundwater through various methods like percolation  tanks, recharge wells, etc
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b.
c.
d.

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

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

15. River water is used for:
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b.
c.
d.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


 


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