Water Resources...

Sometimes dams create conflicts between people wanting different uses and benefits from the same water resources. In which of the following states did such conflict happen?

Which of the following dams is on the Kaveri river?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Rooftop rainwater harvesting is done in the flood plains of Bengal.
b. Inundation channels were used in Bengal to lead the flood waters of rivers towards the agricultural fields.
c. The flood plains of Bengal use underwater storage tanks to store flood water.

Which of the following dams is not situated on the river Chambal?

Which of the following places has earned the rare distinction of being rich in rain water as majority of households there have installed rooftop rainwater harvesting systems?

What happens due to sedimentation in the dams?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Freshwater is mainly obtained from surface runoff and ground water.
b. Freshwater gets renewed and recharged through the hydrological cycle.
c. All water moves within the hydrological cycle ensuring that water is a renewable resource.

Which of the following is/are the reason(s) for there being water scarcity in India?

a. Over exploitation of water resources
b. Unequal access to water among different social groups
c. India receiving only 4 percent of global precipitation

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Big dams have mostly been unsuccessful in controlling floods at the time of excessive rainfall.
b. Sedimentation adds on to the problem of land degradation.
c. Regulating and damming of rivers affects their natural flow.

Which of the following statements about big multipurpose projects is/are incorrect?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. A 'kul' is used in arid and semi-arid regions.
b. A 'kul' is a circular village tank.
c. A 'kul' is a traditional water channel.

Rooftop rainwater harvesting is done in which of the following states?

a. Rajasthan
b. Meghalaya
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Himachal Pradesh

The Bhakra-Nangal project water is used both for hydel power production and irrigation. On which river basin is it situated?

Meghalaya uses a 200 year old system of tapping stream and spring water. How is this water transported?

Narmada Bachao Andolan was organised by a non-goverment organisation which mobilised tribal people, farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against which of the following dams?