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16 Water : A Precious

Resource
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following does not show water shortage?
(a) Taps running dry.
(b) Long queues for getting water.
(c) Marches and protests for demand of water.
(d) A family gets three buckets of water per person per day.

2. Seas and oceans are full of water on earth. However, a very


small percentage of water present on earth is available for us.
This percentage is roughly
(a) 0.006%.
(b) 0.06%.
(c) 0.6%.
(d) 6%.

3. Which of the following are not the liquid forms of water?


(i) Snow
(ii) Lake water
(iii) River water
(iv) Water vapour
(v) Ice

Choose the correct combination from the options below.


(a) (i), (iv) and (v) (b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (iv) only

4. A man digging the ground near a water body found that the
soil was moist. As he kept digging deeper and deeper he reached
a level where all the spaces between particles of soil and gaps
between rocks were filled with water. The upper limit of this
layer is called
(a) water level.
(b) water table.
(c) ground water.
(d) water limit.

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5. Which of the following is a way to use water economically?


(a) Construction of bawris
(b) Rainwater harvesting
(c) Drip irrigation
(d) Infiltration

6. On which of the following day is World Water Day observed?


(a) 22 March
(b) 14 November
(c) 2 October
(d) 21 December

7. The amount of water recommended by the United Nations for


drinking, washing, cooking and maintaining proper hygiene
per person per day is a minimum of
(a) 5 litres
(b) 15 litres
(c) 30 litres
(d) 50 litres

8. “Every Drop Counts” is a slogan related to


(a) counting of drops of any liquid.
(b) counting of water drops.
(c) importance of water.
(d) importance of counting.

9. Water cycle does not involve which of the following?


(a) Evaporation
(b) Condensation
(c) Formation of clouds
(d) Rainwater harvesting

10. Which of the following inhibits the seepage of rainwater into


ground?
(a) A pukka floor
(b) Playground
(c) Grass lawn
(d) Forest land

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86 EXEMPLAR PROBLEMS

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS


11. State whether the following statements are True or False. If
false, write the correct statement.
(a) Water vapour is the gaseous form of water.
(b) Ice is solid whereas snow is the semi-solid form of water.
(c) Ocean water cannot be used for domestic purposes.
(d) Rapid growth of industries is one of the causes for water
shortage.

12. Some definitions are given below which can be corrected by


changing one word. Correct them.
(a) Aquifer is ground water stored between layers of hard
rock above the water table.
(b) The process of evaporation of water in the ground is called
infiltration.
(c) The evaporation of water from oceans and its arrival
back into oceans is called vapour cycle.

13. What is the source of water in each of the following ?


(a) Wells
(b) Ground
(c) Atmosphere

14. State whether the following statements are True or False.


If false, give the correct statement.
(a) The process of seeping of water into ground is called
filtration.
(b) 51% of the earth’s surface is covered with water.
(c) Year 2003 was observed as the International Year of
Freshwater.
(d) Snow and ice both are solid forms of water.

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS


15. Fill in the blanks in the given passage.

The rainwater and ________________ from other sources such


as rivers and ponds seeps through the ______________ and fills
the empty spaces and cracks deep below the ground. The process
of seeping of water into the ground is called ______________.

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16. Fill in the blanks and complete the story selecting words from
the box given here.

cold, demand, leaders, dry, hot, scarcity, workers,


wet, oceans, harvesting, rivers

Rajasthan is a _________ and dry place. The challenge of natural


_______ of water was met by a successful experiment. A band of
social ________ had transformed a _________ area into a green
place. They have revived five dried-up ________ by constructing
water ___________ structures.

17. Place the following statements in a proper order to form a


meaningful paragraph.
(a) Which in turn decreases the seepage of rain water into
the ground.
(b) This decreases the open areas like park, and playgrounds.
(c) Increasing population create demand for construction
of houses, shops, offices, roads and pavements.
(d) This results in depletion of water table and creates
scarcity of more water.

18. How can you observe the three forms of water in (i) nature and
(ii) at home?

19. Complete the given table

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20. Match Column I with Column II

21. A list of jumbled words are given here. Write the correct form of
each word.
(a) WASHFERRET (b) CHARREGE (c) QUIFERA (d) WOSN
22. From where do the following usually get water? In which form
is water present in them?
(a) Clouds (b) Plants
(c) Mountain tops (d) Aquifer
(e) Animals

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS


23. Complete the following chart by writing appropriate words in
the boxes marked (a) to (e).

24. What is ground water? What are the sources of water which
are fed by ground water?

25. Water is very precious for all the living beings. What will happen
in future if we do not save water now?

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