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WATER MCQs

Total Questions : 50 | Page 2 of 5 pages
Question 11. _____ water is taken out using pumps and wells.
  1.    Underground
  2.    Surface    
  3.    Sea    
  4.    River
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Underground
:
A
Water that seeps through rocks and soil gets collected in underground reservoirs. This water is then pumped out or collected from wells for everyday use.
Question 12. The ___ plays a major role in the water cycle.
  1.    Sun
  2.    Moon
  3.    Venus
  4.    Meteors
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Sun
:
A
Sun plays a major role in the water cycle as it provides heat which causes evaporation of water from the water bodies.
Hence, it assists in maintaining the water cycle on earth.The ___ plays A Major Role In The Water Cycle.
Question 13. High waves from the sea or ocean caused by an under water earthquake is called:
  1.    Hurricane
  2.    Cyclone    
  3.    Tsunami    
  4.    Volcano
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Tsunami    
:
C
Tsunami waves are caused by disturbance under the sea or ocean bed.
Question 14. A ____ is a large body with salt water.
  1.    salt lake
  2.    river    
  3.    lake    
  4.    pond
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> salt lake
:
A
Salt lakes like the Dead Sea are quite large bodies with high amount of salt.
Question 15. In the image given below, kids are extracting water from the _____.
In The Image Given Below, Kids Are Extracting Water From The...
  1.    tap
  2.    well
  3.    canal
  4.    hand pump
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> well
:
B
The image shows that kids are extracting water from a well using a rope and a vessel. Wells are generally the main source of freshwater in villages.
Question 16. Arrange the waterbodies in the ascending order of size: Sea, Ocean, River
  1.    Ocean, River, Sea
  2.    River, Sea, Ocean
  3.    Sea, River, Ocean
  4.    Sea, Ocean, River
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> River, Sea, Ocean
:
B
Oceans are the largest waterbodies on Earth followed by sea.
Question 17. Rainwater harvesting cannot be carried out in cities.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    Fish can survive in it  
  4.     Fish cannot survive in it
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
:
B
Rainwater harvesting can be carried out anywhere it rains. Special collection tanks and surface runoff techniques are used for this purpose.
Question 18. The following picture shows a:
The Following Picture Shows A:
  1.    Borewell
  2.    Hand pump
  3.    Step well
  4.    Well
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Step well
:
C
The picture shows a step well. It is a large man made structure built to store water for human as well as agricultural use.
Question 19. Density of water in dead sea is _______ the density of Arabian sea.
  1.    less than
  2.    more than
  3.    equal to
  4.    not comparable to
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> more than
:
B
Dead sea has high density due to a high concentration of salts present in it.
Its density is more than that of Arabian sea as the concentration of dissolved salts is relatively lesser when compared.
Question 20. Choose the odd one out:
  1.    Lake
  2.    River
  3.    Water canal
  4.    Tap water
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Lake
:
A
Of the given options, lake is the odd one out. The water in lakes donot flowanywhere i.e the water usually stays in one place. Lakes are also surrounded by land on all four sides with no exit for water to flow.

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