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  1. Which of the following best explain why the lower course of a river is sometimes choked with sediments?
    1. The valley of a river is widest in its lower course.
    2. The velocity of a river in its lower course is low.
    3. The delta sometimes develops in a river's lower course.
    4. Much of the river water is drawn for irrigation in the lower course.

  2. A.

     1, 2, 3 and 4

    B.

     1, 3 and 4 only

    C.

     1, 2 and 3 only

    D.

     2 and 4 only


  3. The best way of conservation of water resources is

  4. A.

     Storage of rain water

    B.

     Sustainable water consumption

    C.

     Encouraging reformation of natural plants

    D.

     All of the above


  5. Farakka barrage is a major reason for contention between India and ________.

  6. A.

     Bangladesh

    B.

     Pakistan

    C.

     China

    D.

     Nepal


  7. Suez Canal joins ________

  8. A.

     Red Sea and Arabian Sea

    B.

     Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

    C.

     Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea

    D.

     North Sea and Baltic Sea


  9. Which of the following river stages and features is/are wrongly matched?
    1. Mountain stage : waterfalls
    2. Plain stage : oxbow lake
    3. Plain stage : delta
    4. Mountain stage : deposition

  10. A.

     1 and 2

    B.

     3 and 4

    C.

     1, 3 and 4

    D.

     None


  11. Which is a type of erosion caused by hydraulic action?

  12. A.

     Flowing Water

    B.

     Wind

    C.

     Glacier

    D.

     None Of These


  13. Which of the following is incorrect about rain water harvesting?

  14. A.

     It is helpful in raising water level

    B.

     It increases the harms of flow

    C.

     It is a mode of water conservation

    D.

     It is helpful in fulfilling the growing demands of water


  15. Consider the following statements:
    1. Temperature of surface water is comparatively higher in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere.
    2. The isotherms in the southern hemisphere are not regular and do not follow the latitudes while they (isotherms) are regular and follow the latitudes in the northern hemisphere.
    Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

  16. A.

     1 only

    B.

     2 only

    C.

     Both 1 and 2

    D.

     Neither 1 nor 2


  17. Consider the following statements:
    1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found.
    2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  18. A.

     1 only

    B.

     2 only

    C.

     Both 1 and 2

    D.

     Neither 1 nor 2


  19. Consider the following statements:
    I. Suez Canal is an important link between developed countries and developing countries.
    II. It joins the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez
    III. It is not a sea level canal.
    Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

  20. A.

     I and II

    B.

     I and III

    C.

     II and III

    D.

     I only