Class 10 Social Science (Geography)

1. What proportion of the Earth's surface is covered with water?

• A. Three-fourth
• B. One-fourth
• C. Half
• D. Two-third

2. What percentage of the total volume of world's water is estimated to exist as oceans?

• A. 96.5%
• B. 71%
• C. 85%
• D. 90%

3. What percentage of global freshwater is stored as ice sheets and glaciers in Antarctica, Greenland, and mountainous regions?

• A. Nearly 70%
• B. Nearly 30%
• C. Nearly 50%
• D. Nearly 90%

4. India receives nearly what percentage of global precipitation?

• A. 4%
• B. 10%
• C. 2.4%
• D. 7%

5. According to Falkenmark, water stress occurs when water availability is less than how many cubic metres per person per year?

• A. 1,000 cubic metres
• B. 2,000 cubic metres
• C. 500 cubic metres
• D. 1,700 cubic metres

6. Who famously referred to multi-purpose dams as the "Temples of modern India"?

• A. Jawaharlal Nehru
• B. Mahatma Gandhi
• C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
• D. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

7. The Bhakra-Nangal dam project is constructed on which river system?

• A. Satluj-Beas river basin
• B. Mahanadi river basin
• C. Narmada river basin
• D. Krishna river basin

8. Hirakud Dam, which integrates conservation of water with flood control, is built on which river?

• A. Mahanadi
• B. Godavari
• C. Kaveri
• D. Tapi

9. 'Narmada Bachao Andolan' is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) that mobilized against which dam project?

• A. Sardar Sarovar Dam
• B. Tehri Dam
• C. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
• D. Hirakud Dam

10. Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on which river and serves states like Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan?

• A. Narmada River
• B. Sabarmati River
• C. Tapi River
• D. Luni River

11. In western Himalayas, diversion channels built for agriculture are locally known as:

• A. Guls or Kuls
• B. Khadins
• C. Johads
• D. Tankas

12. Agricultural fields converted into rain-fed storage structures that allowed water to stand and moisten the soil in Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) are called:

• A. Khadins
• B. Johads
• C. Tankas
• D. Baolis

13. In the semi-arid regions of Rajasthan (Bikaner, Phalodi, and Barmer), underground tanks built inside houses for storing drinking water are called:

• A. Tankas
• B. Guls
• C. Khadins
• D. Kuls

14. What is rainwater locally referred to as in arid parts of Rajasthan, considered the purest form of natural water?

• A. Palar Pani
• B. Baoli Pani
• C. Johad Pani
• D. Kul Water

15. Bamboo drip irrigation system is a 200-year-old traditional water harvesting method widely practiced in which state?

• A. Meghalaya
• B. Mizoram
• C. Nagaland
• D. Assam

16. Which Indian state is the first in the country to make rooftop rainwater harvesting compulsory for all houses across the state?

• A. Tamil Nadu
• B. Rajasthan
• C. Karnataka
• D. Maharashtra

17. In Gendathur, a remote village in Mysuru district of Karnataka, how many household units installed rooftop rainwater harvesting systems?

• A. 200 households
• B. 500 households
• C. 100 households
• D. 1000 households

18. Mawsynram and Cherrapunji, famous for receiving the world's highest rainfall, are located in which hills of Meghalaya?

• A. Khasi Hills
• B. Garo Hills
• C. Jaintia Hills
• D. Lushai Hills

19. Despite receiving high rainfall, the capital city Shillong faces acute water shortage due to which reason?

• A. Nearly all household requirement is met by rooftop harvesting as piped water is scarce
• B. Total pollution of river systems
• C. Complete absence of groundwater recharge
• D. Deforestation on nearby hills

20. In urban areas, water availability is impacted heavily by water quality deterioration caused by which factors?

• A. Domestic and industrial wastes, chemicals, and pesticides
• B. Excessive snowfall
• C. Desalination plants
• D. Afforestation projects

21. What is a hydraulic structure built across a river to obstruct or retard the flow of water, creating a reservoir or impoundment?

• A. Dam
• B. Canal
• C. Aqueduct
• D. Embankment

22. Sringaverapura near Allahabad had an extraordinary water harvesting system built in the 1st Century BC to channel floodwater of which river?

• A. Ganga River
• B. Yamuna River
• C. Indus River
• D. Narmada River

23. During the reign of Chandragupta Maurya, dams, lakes, and irrigation systems were extensively built in which region?

• A. Across various parts of the Mauryan Empire
• B. Only in Southern India
• C. Exclusively in coastal Odisha
• D. Only in the Himalayan region

24. Bhopal Lake, one of the largest artificial lakes of its time, was constructed in which century?

• A. 11th Century
• B. 14th Century
• C. 7th Century
• D. 18th Century

25. In the 14th century, Iltutmish constructed the tank at Hauz Khas in Delhi to supply water to which area?

• A. Siri Fort area
• B. Red Fort area
• C. Qutub Minar complex
• D. Chandni Chowk

26. Tehri Dam project on the Bhagirathi river faced massive resistance movement in which state?

• A. Uttarakhand
• B. Himachal Pradesh
• C. Jammu & Kashmir
• D. Sikkim

27. Which ecological impact is caused by large reservoirs created by dams on local riverbeds?

• A. Excessive sedimentation at the bottom leading to rockier stream beds
• B. Complete prevention of soil erosion
• C. Rapid increase in native migratory fish species
• D. Permanent eradication of floods

28. Interstate water disputes are common in India. The Krishna-Godavari dispute is primarily between which states?

• A. Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra
• B. Tamil Nadu and Kerala
• C. Punjab and Haryana
• D. Gujarat and Rajasthan

29. In Gujarat, farmers in the Sabarmati basin agitated over which issue related to dam water distribution?

• A. Higher priority given to urban areas during droughts
• B. Excessive water supply to agriculture
• C. Low electricity tariff for groundwater pumping
• D. Contamination by industrial chemicals

30. In flood plains of Bengal, people developed which type of channels to irrigate their fields?

• A. Inundation channels
• B. Bamboo pipes
• C. Khadins
• D. Tankas