Question 1.
How much part of the earth is covered with water?
(A) 51%
(B) 61%
(C) 71%
(D) 81%

Answer

Answer: (C) 71%

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Question 2.
How much freshwater is there out of total resources?
(A) 0.5%
(B) 1.0%
(C) 2.5%
(D) 3.0%

Answer

Answer: (D) 3.0%

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Question 3.
What is the share of India in the world’s water resources?
(A) 1%
(B) 2%
(C) 3%
(D) 4%

Answer

Answer: (D) 4%

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Question 4.
The total useful water resources of India are:
(A) 1122 cubic km
(B) 1222 cubic km
(C) 1322 cubic km
(D) 1422 cubic km

Answer

Answer: (A) 1122 cubic km

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Question 5.
How much percent of surface water in India can be used?
(A) 22%
(B) 25%
(C) 32%
(D) 35%

Answer

Answer: (C) 32%

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Question 6.
Which chemical has concentrated in water in Bihar?
(A) Salt
(B) Salinity
(C) Fluoride
(D) Arsenic

Answer

Answer: (D) Arsenic

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Question 7.
How much groundwater is used in Agriculture?
(A) 72%
(B) 82%
(C) 85%
(D) 92%

Answer

Answer: (D) 92%

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Question 8.
Which out of the following has the highest use of groundwater?
(A) Punjab
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Bihar
(D) Kerala

Answer

Answer: (A) Punjab

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Question 9.
How much percent of the Net sown area is irrigated in Punjab?
(A) 65%
(B) 75%
(C) 80%
(D) 85%

Answer

Answer: (D) 85%

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Question 10.
Which part of the river has good quality water?
(A) Mountain
(B) Plain
(C) Delta
(D) Valley

Answer

Answer: (A) Mountain

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Question 11.
Which one of the following types describes water as a resource?
(A) Abiotic resource
(B) Non-renewable Resources
(C) Biotic Resource
(D) Cyclic Resource.

Answer

Answer: (D) Cyclic Resource

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Question 12.
Which one of the following rivers has the highest replenishable groundwater resource in the country?
(A) The Indus
(B) The Brahmaputra
(C) The Ganga
(D) The Godavari

Answer

Answer: (C) The Ganga

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Question 13.
The highest proportion of the total water used in the country is in which one of the following sectors?
(A) Irrigation
(B) Industries
(C) Domestic use
(D) None of the above

Answer

Answer: (A) Irrigation

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