3.4 Multiple Choice Questions :
1. Which one of the following villages has most successfully adapted roof top rainwater harvesting?
a) Korana b) Gendathur c) Satara d) Jaisalmer
2. Tehri Dam Andolan is mainly concerned with the state of ____________ .
a) Uttarakhand b) Jharkhand c) Chhattisgarh d) None of these states
3. Bhakra Nangal is constructed on the river ___________ .
a) Ganga b) Mahanadi c) Kaveri d) Kosi
4. Damodar Valley project is situated on the rivers _____________ .
a) Satluj b) Kosi c) Ganga d) Damodar
5. Indira Gandhi Nehru or Rajasthan Canal is concerned with the states of __________ .
a) Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan c) Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
b) Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana d) Rajasthan, Gujarat and West Bengal
6. The Longest dam in the world is _____________ .
a) Hirakud b) Bhakra Nangal c) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam d) Tungabhadra Dam
7. Total volume of fresh water of the world’s water is estimated to be ____________ .
a) Only 2.5 per cent b) Only 1.5 per cent
c) Only 7.5 per cent d) Only 8.5 percent
8. The total volume of the world’s water estimated to exist as oceans is __________ .
a) 16.5 per cent b) 36.5 per cent
c) 96.5 per cent d) 88.5 per cent
9. Multipurpose projects have been proclaimed ‘Temples of Modern India’ by ___________ .
a) M.K Gandhi b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
c) Jawarharlal Nehru d) Mrs. Indira Gandhi
10. Which one of the following has caused a poor habitat for the aquatic life in the river?
a) Excessive sedimentation at the river bottom b) Limited flow of water over dams
c) Very less rainfall in the catchment area d) Too much use of forest cover .
Answers :
1. Gendakhur 2. Uttarakhand 3. Kosi 4. Damodar 5. Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan
6. Hirakhud 7. Only 2.5 per cent 8. 96.5 percent 9. Jawaharlal Nehru 10. Excessive sedimentation at the river bottom .