Please refer to Chapter 3 Water Resources MCQ Class 10 Social Science with answers below. These multiple-choice questions have been prepared based on the latest NCERT book for Class 10 Social Science. Students should refer to MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science with Answers to score more marks in Grade 10 Social Science exams. Students should read the chapter Water Resources and then attempt the following objective questions.

MCQ Questions Class 10 Social Science Chapter 3 Water Resources

The Water Resources MCQ Class 10 Social Science provided below covers all important topics given in this chapter. These MCQs will help you to properly prepare for exams.

Question. Dams, lakes and irrigation systems were extensively built during the reign of:
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Harsha
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) Ashoka

Question. Evidence of sophisticated irrigation works have been found in:
(a) Kalinga
(b) Nagarjunakonda
(c) Bennur
(d) All the above

Question. India ranks ………….. in the world in term of water availability per person per annum:
(a) 133
(b) 134
(c) 135
(d) 136

Question. The total renewable water resources of India are estimated at …………….. sq.km per annum.
(a) 1,697
(b) 1,797
(c) 1,897
(d) 1,997

Question. The Sardar Sarovar Dam is being built across the ………………………… river.
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Satluj
(c) Ravi
(d) Narmada

Question. In Gujarat, the Sabarmati-basin farmers were agitated and almost caused a riot over the high priority given to water supply in:
(a) Rural areas
(b) Urban areas
(c) Industrial area
(d) None of the above

Question. The floods in Maharashtra and Gujarat in 2006, have not only devasted life and property but also caused:
(а) Jamming of the water supplies
(b) Sedimentation in the reservoir
(c) Extensive soil erosion
(d) None of the above

Question. To store rooftop rain water harvesting was commonly practiced drinking water in:
(a) Assam
(b) Gujarat
(c) West Bengal
(d) Rajasthan

Question. Dams can be categorised as large or major or small dams according to:
(a) Width
(b) Height
(c) Depth
(d) Volume

Question. Who proudly proclaimed dams as the temples of modern India:
(а) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Lai Bahadur Shastri
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Indira Gandhi

Question. People developed inundation channels to irrigate their fields in the flood plains of:
(a) Bengal
(b) Assam
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat

Question. In Bikaner, Phalodi and Barmer region of Rajasthan, almost all the houses had under-ground tankas for:
(а) storing eatables
(b) storing cereals
(c) storing household items
(d) storing drinking water

Question. Multi-purpose projects where the many uses of the impounded water are integrated with one another are called:
(a) Barriers
(b) Channels
(c) Dams
(d) Reserves

Question. The Hirakud dam is situated on the:
(a) Beas river
(b) Satluj river
(c) Ganga river
(d) Mahanadi river

Question. Polar Pani is also referred to as:
(а) pure water
(b) filtered water
(c) rain water
(d) portable water

Fill in the blanks

Question. Hauz Khas was constructed by Iltutmish for supplying water to ……………………… area.

Question. ‘Dam’ refers to the ……………………… rather than the structure.

Question. In the ……………………… cycle, fresh water can be obtained directly from precipitation, surface run off and ground water.

Question. A large population means more water not only for ……………………… use but also to produce more food.

Question. Irrigation has also changed the cropping pattern of many regions with farmers shifting to water intensive and …………………….. crops.

Question. In ……………………… the Sabarmati Basin farmers were agitated and almost caused a riot over the higher priority given to water supply in urban areas.

Question. The over-increasing number of industries has made matters worse by exerting pressure on existing ……………………… resources.

Question. Scarcity of water can also be due to ……………………… quality of water.

Write true (T) or false (F)

Question. Excess irrigation can lead to an increase in the level of the groundwater.

Question. Increasing number of industries have made matters worse by exerting pressure on existing fresh water resources.

Question. It is predicted that by 2025, nearly two billion people will live in absolute water scarcity.

Question. Nearly 70 percent of the fresh water occurs as ice sheets and glaciers in Antarctica, Greenland and the Mountain regions of the world.

Question. The availability of water resources varies over space and time, mainly due to the variations in seasonal and annual precipitation.

Question. Water stress occurs when water availability is less than 2,000 cubic metre per person per day.

Question. Dams are built not just for irrigation but for electricity generation, water supply for domestic and industrial uses, flood control, recreation, etc.

Question. In the Satluj-Beas river basin, the Bhakra-Nangal project water is being used both for hydel power production and domestic uses.

Question. Fresh water cannot be directy obtained from precipitation, surface run off and groundwater.

Question. Water scarcity may be an outcome of large and growing population.

Question. About three-fourth of the earth’s surface is covered with water.

Question. The fresh water is mainly obtained from surface run off and ground water that is continually being renewed and recharged through the oxygen cycle.

Question. To facilitate higher food-grain production water resources are being over-exploited to expand irrigated areas and dry-season agriculture.

Question. In India, hydroelectric power contributes approximately 32 percent of the total electricity produced.

Question. In recent years, multi-purpose projects and large dams have come under great scrutiny and opposition for a variety of reasons.

Match the Following

Column-I	Column-II	Column-III
1. Irrigation has changed the cropping	(a) hydrological	(A) regions
2. All water moves within the	(b) floods at the time of	(B) cycle
3. India receives nearly 4 percent of	(c) pattern of many	(C) precipitation
4. A dam is a barrier across	(d) a flowing	(D) excessive rainfall
5. Big dams have been unsuccessful in controlling	(e) the global	(E) river

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