DR.
VISHWANATH KARAD WORLD PEACE SCHOOL, ALANDI, PUNE
Revision Worksheet-1
Class: X Subject: Geography
Topic: WATER RESOURCES
A) MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS :
Q1 Which among the following is the reason for the water scarcity?
a) Industrialization b) Urbanization
c) Modernization d) All of these
Q2 Which of the following is the aim of Constructing Dams?
a) Flood control b) Recreation
c) Fish breeding d) All of these
Q3 Study the picture and answer the question that follows:
Which of the following best signifies the above image?
a) Dam b) Reservoir
c) Rainwater harvesting d) Rooftop rainwater harvesting
Q4 Who proclaimed ‘ Dams are the ‘temples of modern India’?
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Sardar Patel d) Indira Gandhi
Q5 In the semi-arid and arid regions of Rajasthan, all the houses store drinking water in ____
a) Matkas b) Kuls
c) Tankas d) Guls
Q6 On which river Nagarjuna Sager Dam has been constructed?
a) River Koyna b) River Krishna
c) River Godavari d) river Tapti
Q7 Roof top rainwater harvesting is the most common practice in
a) Shillong b) Guwahati
c) Imphal d) Patna
Q8 The 200-year-old system of tapping stream and spring water by using bamboo pipes in
Meghalaya is called as
a) under ground water storage system b) bamboo drip irrigation system
c) roof top rain water harvesting d) rain water harvesting system
Q9 Multi-purpose projects and large dams have also been the cause of many new ________.
a) community movements b) pressure movements
c) local movements d) social movements
Q10 Which one of the following is not a disadvantage of a dam?
a) Inland navigation b) Sedimentation of the reservoir
c) Submergence of land d) Stops migration of aquatic animals
B) Assertion/Reason Questions:
In the following questions, a statement of assertion(A) is followed by a statement of
reason(R). Mark the correct one:
1. Assertion(A) : Water is a renewable resource.
Reason(R) : Fresh water is mainly obtained from surface run off and ground water that is
continually being renewed.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
2. Assertion (A) The availability of water resources varies over space and time.
Reason (R) Availability of water resources helps in storing water.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
C) Read the extract and answer the questions that follows:
Given the abundance and renewability of water, it is difficult to imagine that we may suffer
from water scarcity. The moment we speak of water shortages, we immediately associate it
with regions having low rainfall or those that are drought prone. We instantaneously visualise
the deserts of Rajasthan and women balancing many ‘matkas’ (earthen pots) used for
collecting and storing water and travelling long distances to get water. True, the availability
of water resources varies over space and time, mainly due to the variations in seasonal and
annual precipitation, but water scarcity in most cases is caused by over-exploitation,
excessive use and unequal access to water among different social groups.
i) Why is rooftop rainwater harvesting important in Rajasthan? Explain.
ii) What are ‘Khadins’ and ‘Johads’?
iii) What is ‘palar pani’?
