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  • Question 1
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    Roof top rain water harvesting is the most common practice in ________.
    Solution
    Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting is the technique through which rain water is captured from the roof catchments and stored in reservoirs. Harvested rain water can be stored in sub-surface ground water reservoir by adopting artificial recharge techniques to meet the household needs through storage in tanks. Roof top rain water harvesting is the most common practice in Shillong.
  • Question 2
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    What does the zig-zag line indicate on the map of India?

    Solution

    In the given map the line represents ‘water divide’ between east flowing rivers like Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery etc. and west flowing rivers like Narmada and Tapti.

  • Question 3
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    Who proclaimed dams as the temple of Modern India?
    Solution
    Jawaharlal Nehru proudly proclaimed the dams as the 'temples of modern India' as it was felt that, the construction of large dams would solve many problems of India. It would result in the generation of electricity, would provide water for irrigation to the farmers, supply water to household and industries. Main purpose of launching multipurpose river projects in India was to combine development of agriculture and village economy with rapid industrialisation and urbanisation.
  • Question 4
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    On which river is Sardar Sarovar Dam built?
    Solution
    The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada river near Navagam, Gujarat in India. Four Indian states, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, receive water and electricity supplied from the dam.
  • Question 5
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    Water scarcity can be caused by ____________.
    Solution

     Population growth is a major cause for water scarcity. Demand for water is increasing due to population growth or other major demographic and social changes.

  • Question 6
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    Khadins are used in which area to store water?
    Solution

    Khadins are used in Rajasthan to store harvest surface runoff water for agriculture. Khadins are also known as dhoras and its main feature is a very long earthen embankment built across the lower hill slopes lying below gravelly uplands.

  • Question 7
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    Buckingham Canal connects the two states of ________.
    Solution
    The Buckingham Canal is a 796 kilometres (494.6 mi) long freshwater navigation canal, running parallel to the Coromandel Coast of South India from Kakinada in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh to Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.
  • Question 8
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    Water scarcity can be caused by ___________.
    Solution
     Water scarcity may be an outcome of large and growing population and consequent greater demands for water, and unequal access to it. A large population means more water not only for domestic use but also to produce more food. 
  • Question 9
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    The longest dam in Asia is _________.
    Solution
    Hirakud dam is built across Mahanadi river, about 15 km from Sambalpur in Odisha. It is the longest major earthen dam in Asia, measuring 25.8 km including dykes, and stands across the river Mahanadi.
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    The construction of Nagarjunasagar was undertaken during the _________.
    Solution
    India has one of the world's largest canal systems stretching over more than one lakh kilometres. This project is a venture of Andhra Pradesh for utilizing water of the Krishna River. The Nagarjunasagar Dam was inaugurated on August 4, 1967. It is situated near Nandikonda village in Miryalguda Taluk of Nalgonda district.
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