1) Water from dirty ponds and
Sewages evaporates and becomes cloud in the sky then rains as pure water into
lakes/ponds. Taking this situation into account, in which type of resource you
may put water?
2) Even though three-fourth of
the earth is water and water is a renewable resource, then why it is predicted
that by 2025, nearly 2 billion people will live in absolute water scarcity?
3) Some places have sufficient
amount of water in the surrounding but still faces water scarcity. What do you
conclude from this situation?
4) What is the most important
benefit of 'Hydrological cycle'?
5) Delhi gets average annual rainfall of 75 cm
but is the largest urban area in India. This year monsoon is weak and what
would be the effect on Delhi?
6) What are the source of
freshwater on earth?
7) A region having annual rainfall of 75 cm but
contains 1 lakh rural popultion and another region having 125 cm rainfall but
is an urban area with 50 lakh population. Which area you think may face water
scarcity?
8) Hydroelectric power
contributes about 22 per cent of its total energy produced in India, why it is
not increased as its neighbours have more then 30% hydel powers?
9) How agriculture sector
contribute to depletion of fresh water in India?
10) Do you think now, rivers have
enough fresh water for human consumption?
11) What will be the
consequences, if the fresh water is not conserved now? Or What are the benefits of fresh water
conservation?
12) Name an ancient large hydraulic structure
built in the 1st century BC in North India?
13) Name the hydraulic structure that obstruct
the flowing water and regulate the flow for constructive purpose?
14) What is the importance of
Hirakud Project?
15) Which is popularly termed as The Temples of
Modern India'?
16) Give one negative consequence of damming on
aquatic creatures? Or How Dams affect negatively on living organism?
17) How dams results land degradation, give one
example?
18) How irrigation changed the cropping pattern
in India?
19) Name some hydroelectric projects on Damodar
River Basin.
20) Recently inter-state river water disputes
increased significantly. Why so?
21) Gujarat and Maharashtra has
many river water dams and reservoirs but these states were flooded extensively
in 2006. What was the reason?
22) Besides flood and
sedimentation, what are the other negative consequences of Multi-purpose
Projects?
23) In Kerala it is now in news
that some regions have their ground water contaminated and small rivers have
already polluted due to industrialisation. What solution do you offer the local
people to counter consequent drinking water problem?
24) Cherrapunji gets more than
1100 cm rainfall annually but only 55 km away Shillong gets only about 100 cm
rainfall and consequently faces water scarcity, why so contrast?
25) What are the benefits of
constructing . tankas in Rajasthan?
26) Let's consider two rivers Yamuna and Suryu
flows in the same state of Madhya Pradesh. Yamuna is flowing with sharp
gradient/slope of 1/20 meter where as Suru is flowing on gentle slope of
1/200m. Then which river is best suitable for construction of dam for
hydroelectric purpose?
27) Give one agrument in favour of Multi-Purpose
project.
28) Which is the first State to make mandatory
for all house holder to harvest roof top rain water?
29) What are 'Guls' or 'Kuls'?
30) Why people oppose the big hydroelectric
projects in India?
31) Explain three reasons for
multi-purpose projects and large dams coming under great scrutiny and
opposition.
32) What are the benefits of
conservation of water? Or Give three reasons to justify the need to conserve
water.
33) Why is the scarcity of water increasing day
by day in India? Explain any three reasons. Or Explain any four reasons
responsible for water scarcity in India.
34) Give two reasons why rainwater harvesting is
important in India. Name two states which practice rainwater harvesting in
India.
35) What were the reasons for
launching multi-purpose river projects in India after independence?
36) (a) What is shown in the picture? (b) In
which area of India is such a system for water usage found? (c) What is the
material used for transporting water in this system? (d) What is the source of
this water?
37) Explain how water becomes a renewable
resource.
38) Define Water scarcity and its causes? Or What
is water scarcity and what are its main causes?
39) Analyse the Pros and Cons of
Multipurpose projects. Or Compare the advantages and disadvantages of
multi-purpose river projects.
40) Why are different water
harvesting systems considered a viable alternative to both socioeconomically
and environmentally tally in a country like India.
41) How do increasing number of industries exert
pressure on existing fresh water resources?
42) What is the reason behind Krishna-Godavari
water dispute? Name the multi-purpose river valley project constructed on River
Krishna.
43) Describe the working of the
rooftop rainwater harvesting being practiced in India.
44) Multi-purpose projects are 'Temples of
Modern India', Justify. Or Explain Mr Jawaharlal Nehru's statement that dams
are 'Temples of Modern India'.
45) What are inter-state water
disputes? Why are such issues raised? Give some examples of such disputes.
46) Construction of the Rihand dam has displaced
people living in the area, who accepted their sufferings as a sacrifice for the
sake of their nation. But now, after thirty bitter years of being adrift, their
livelihood having even become more precarious, they keep asking: "Are we
the only ones chosen to make sacrifices for the nation?" Do you think that their complaint is
justified? If so, what should the government have done at that time, so that
this would not come to pass?
47) A recent newspaper report states, "With
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka failing to agree on how much Kaveri water should be
released by Karnataka, the Supreme Court will now decide whether Tamil Nadu's
plea for the release of 30 thousand million cubic feet of water between Dec 1
and 15 is feasible." Why do the state governments have disputes which
reach the Supreme Court? Is there not a better method for solving such disputes
which are acceptable to all?
48) Discuss how is rainwater harvesting in
semi-arid regions of Rajasthan carried out.
49) Describe how are modern
adaptations of traditional rainwater harvesting methods being carried out to
conserve and store water?
50) Why is ground water a highly
overused resource? Or Discuss the reason for over-exploitation of ground water.
51) Punjab is a state with average annual
rainfall of 75 cm but flow with 5 big rivers. Now, green revolution practiced
intensively in the state. After 1990s 3 million plus cities are developed in
the state and growing rapidly. What would be the state of health of water
resource in the state after next 15 year?
52) Ground water is depleting day by day, rivers
are now toxicated and rain water harvesting is a very small proportion to the
requirement of fresh water to sustain the ecology. In near future there will be
a pan India ecological crisis. Do you agree with this conclusion? Justify your
argument?
53) What is the traditional
system of rainwater harvesting used in Rajasthan?
54) Define the term 'Dam'.
55) Mention any three water harvesting systems
practiced in India.
56) Why may an area or region having ample water
resources still faces water scarcity?
57) On the map of India given
below, identify and label the following rivers (i) on which the Sardar Sarovar
dam is being built. (ii) on which the Hirakud dam is built. (iii) on which a
sophisticated water harvesting system channelling the flood water was built in
the 1st century BC. (iv) on whose waters there is a dispute between Tamil Nadu
and Karnataka.
58) On the map of India given below, mark and
label the locations of the following dams (i) Mettur (ii) Koyna (iii) Tehri
(iv) Nagarjuna Sagar
59) On the map of India given below, mark and
label the states where the following rainwater harvesting systems are found (i)
Underground tanks or tankas for storing drinking water. (ii) Bamboo drip crop
irrigation system. (iii) Diversion channels like 'Guls or 'Kuls for
agriculture. (iv) A village having 200 households with rooftop rainwater
harvesting systems installed.
60) How is freshwater obtained?
61) What is water caused?
62) How is water scarcity caused?
63) How is industrialization responsible for
water crisis?
64) How did urbanization lead to water scarcity?
65) How did we conserve water during ancient
times?
66) What is a dam?
67) What are the benefits of dams?
68) With which approach were multi-purpose
projects launched after independence?
69) Why did Jawahar Lal Nehru proclaim dams as
'Temples of modern India'?
70) Why have multipurpose dams come under great
scrutiny?
71) Why are local communities displaced for bringing
up multi-purpose projects?
72) What was 'Narmada Bachao Andolan'?
73) How do dams create inflicts between people
wanting different uses and benefits from the same water resources?
74) How can dams cause floods?
75) What is the viable alternative of
multipurpose projects?
76) How did people in ancient times exercise
water harvesting system?
77) What were 'Kuls' or 'Guls'?
78) How did people in West Bengal practice water
harvesting?
79) What were 'johads' and 'khadins'?
80) What are 'tankas'?
81) What does 'Palar Pani' mean?
82) Is rain water harvesting practiced these
days in western Rajasthan?
83) How is Gendathur included as one of the rare
villages to adopt rainwater harvesting?
84) Which state is the only state which has made
rooftop rainwater harvesting compulsory?
85) What is bamboo drip irrigation?
86) What are the main causes of water
scarcity?
87) Give reasons for the need of conservation of
water.
88) What are the advantages of a multi-purpose
project?
89) Why have multi-purpose projects and large
dams come under great scrutiny and opposition?
90) What do you know about the 'Narmada Bachao
Andolan'?
91) Explain how water becomes a renewable
resource.
92) Give various methods of rainwater harvesting
since ancient times.
93) What was Gendathur renowned for?
94) What do you know about 'tankas'?
95) What does qualitative scarcity of water
mean?
96) What are the main culprits of the assault on
Indian rivers?
97) What is a dam? What types of dams are built?
98) Why did Jawaharlal Nehru proudly proclaim
the dams as the 'temples of modem India'?
99) What do you know about river-water dispute
between the states of India?
100) In what ways are intensive industrialization
and urbanization responsible for water scarcity?
101) How have multi-purpose projects and large
dams been the cause of many new social movements?
102) Describe how modem adaptations of
traditional rainwater harvesting methods are being carried out to conserve and
store water.
103) What do you know about the 'Bamboo-Drip
Irrigation System'?
104) Give a brief description of 'Hydrological
Cycle'.
105) What do you understand by Quantitative
Scarcity of water?
106) What do you know about hydraulic structures
in ancient India?
107) Here are some false statements; identify the
mistakes and rewrite them correctly. (i) Multiplying urban centres with large
and dense population and urban lifestyles have helped in proper utilization of
water resources. (ii) Regulating and damming of rivers does not affect the
river's natural flow and its sediment flow. (iii) In Gujarat, the Sabarmati
basin farmers were not agitated when higher priority was given to water supply
in urban areas, particularly during droughts. (iv) Today in Rajasthan, the
practice of rooftop rainwater harvesting has gained popularity despite high
water availability due to the Rajasthan canal.
108) What is the contribution of India's
hydroelectric power to the total electricity produced in the country? (a) 22% (b)
30% (c) 40% (d) 50%
109) Who had sophisticated the water harvesting
system channelling the flood water of Ganga? (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Mahatma
Gandhi (c) Sringaverapura (d) None of these
110) During whose reign were the dams, lakes and
irrigation systems built extensively? (a) Ashoka (b) Chandragupta Maurya (c)
Akbar (d) None of these
111) When was the largest artificial lake built?
(a) 16th century (b) 17th century (c) 18th century (d) 11th century
112) What was regarded as part of well-developed
rooftop rainwater harvesting in Rajasthan? (a) Matkas (b) Tankas (c) Kuls (d)
None of these
113) What was the other name for rainwater in
semi-arid and arid regions? (a) Pani (b) Barish pani (c) Kaccha pani (d) Palar
pani
114) Which place in India receives the highest
rainfall? (a) Cherrapunjee (b) Mawsynram (c) Kolkata (d) None of these
115) Where is rooftrop rainwater harvesting most
common? (a) Manipur (b) Meghalaya (c) Darjeeling (d) Himachal
116) Which state has made rooftop rainwater
harvesting compulsory for all houses across the state? (a) Kerala (b) Karnataka
(c) Maharashtra (d) Tamil Nadu
117) What are the main reasons
for the water scarcity these days?
118) Give an example of any one
state of India, where rainwater harvesting is taken seriously.
119) It is said that multipurpose
projects serve a number of purposes but simultaneously lead to lot of problems
too. Is it true?
120) How will water scarcity have
its impact on our lives?
121) What are the main reasons
for the water scarcity these days?
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