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Class 12 Water Resources worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Surface and groundwater, water use by sector, polluted rivers, watershed management, rainwater harvesting and water conservation schemes. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
India has about 2.45% of the world’s area and about what share of its water resources?
- 10%
- 1%
- 17%
- 4%
Answer
(d) 4%
- 2.
According to the chapter, where is the Sabarmati severely polluted?
- at Ahmedabad
- at Kanpur
- at Hyderabad
- at Madurai
Answer
(a) at Ahmedabad
- 3.
What is Atal Jal known for in water conservation?
- one water-stressed Jal Gram village in each district
- compulsory water harvesting in every new building
- watershed projects run by gram panchayats
- community groundwater management in water-stressed panchayats
Answer
(d) community groundwater management in water-stressed panchayats
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Name the four main sources of surface water.
Answer
Rivers, lakes, ponds and tanks.
- 5.
Is groundwater use high, moderate or low in each state? (a) Kerala (b) Haryana
Answer
(a) low (b) high
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Discuss the availability of water resources in India and what decides their distribution.
Answer
About 4,000 cubic km falls as rain; 1,869 cubic km is available and 1,122 utilisable. Rainfall, catchment size and topography decide distribution, with the Ganga–Brahmaputra–Barak holding 60% of surface water.
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Water Resources sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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