TS 10th Class Social Bits 5th Lesson Indian Rivers and Water Resources

These TS 10th Class Social Bits with Answers 5th Lesson Indian Rivers and Water Resources will help students to enhance their time management skills.

TS 10th Class Social Bits 5th Lesson Indian Rivers and Water Resources

Question 1.
Hiware Bazar was selected under the Marsh Gram Yojana by the government of ………………. .( )
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Kerala
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
A) Maharashtra

Question 2.
The largest peninsular river is ………………….. . ( )
A) Kaveri
B) Tungabhadra
C) Godavari
D) Krishna
Answer:
C) Godavari

Question 3.
Which of the following Is not a tributary of Indus? ( )
A) Sutlej
B) Teesta
C) Ravi
D) Chenab
Answer:
B) Teesta

Question 4.
Reason for forming V’ shaped valley ( )
A) River
B) Glaciers
C) Wind
D) Volcano
Answer:
B) Glaciers

Question 5.
One of the following belongs to Internal drainage river. ( )
A) The river Luni
B) The river Narmada
C) The river Tapati
D) The river Ganga
Answer:
A) The river Luni

Question 6.
This is not a tributary of River Ganga.( )
A) Sutlej
B) Son
C) Yamuna
D) Gandak
Answer:
A) Sutlej

Question 7.
Nashabandi – one of the four bans of Adarsh Gram Yojana launched In Maharashtra was ……………………….. .( )
A) family planning.
B) ban on liquor.
C) ban on telling trees
D) ban on free grazing.
Answer:
B) ban on liquor.

Question 8.
‘Nasbandi’ means ……………………. . ( )
A) Family planning.
B) Ban on free grazing.
C) Ban on liquor.
D) Ban on telling trees.
Answer:
A) Family planning.

Question 9.
This river has twin sources ( )
A) Brahmaputra
B) Indus
C) Ganga
D) Godavari
Answer:
C) Ganga

Question 10.
Example of a Peninsular river ( )
A) Ganga river
B) Indus river
C) Brahmaputra river
D) Godavari river
Answer:
D) Godavari river

Question 11.
The state which does not share the water of Tungabhadra river: ( )
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Kamataka
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
D) Tamil Nadu

Question 12.
The biggest Peninsular river is: ( )
A) Godavari river
B) Cauvery river
C) Krishna river
D) Penne river
Answer:
A) Godavari river

Question 13.
……………………. is a Himalaya river. ( )
A) Gandak
B) Musi
C) Bheema
D) Koyina
Answer:
A) Gandak

Question 14.
The Himalayan rivers have carved out deep-shaped valleys. ( )
A) Δ
B)V
C)∧
D) ▭
Answer:
B)V

Question 15.
The ……………………. river is not an example of peninsular rivers. ( )
A) Indus
B) Godavari
C) Krishna
D) Cauveri
Answer:
A) Indus

Question 16.
The Indus originates in ………………………… . ( )
A) Karakoram range
B) Trans Himalayan
C) Lower Himalayas
D) Kailash range
Answer:
D) Kailash range

Question 17.
Alakananda and Bhagirathi join at ………………………. . ( )
A) Devaprayag
B) Rudraprayag
C) Vishnuprayag
D) Deviprayag
Answer:
A) Devaprayag

Question 18.
The Brahmaputra enters our country through …………………… state. ( )
A) Assom
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Srikkulm
D) Nagaland
Answer:
B) Arunachal Pradesh

Question 19.
The peninsular rivers the Krishna and the Godavari discharge their water in the ……………. .()
A) Arabian sea
B) Indian ocean
C) Bay of Bengal
D) Red sea
Answer:
C) Bay of Bengal

Question 20.
Nasik Is In ………………………… state. ( )
A) Telangana
B) West Bengal
C) Maharashtra
D) Karnataka
Answer:
C) Maharashtra

Question 21.
it is difficult to estimate ……………………. water flow. ( )
A) Ground
B) River
C) Canal
D) Reservoir
Answer:
A) Ground

Question 22.
The turning of water into vapour is called ………………………….. . ( )
A) Condensation
B) Evaporation
C) Transpiration
D) Precipitation
Answer:
B) Evaporation

Question 23.
The Tungabhadra is the tributary of the …………………. river. ( )
A) Krishna
B) Godavari
C) Ganga
D) Cauveri
Answer:
A) Krishna

Question 24.
Encroachment of public lands for ………………. is common. ( )
A) Constructions
B) Cultivation
C) Dams
D) None
Answer:
B) Cultivation

Question 25.
Hiware Bazar is in ……………….. state. ( )
A) Maharashtra
B) Kamataka
C) Assom
D) Telangana
Answer:
A) Maharashtra

Question 26.
Voluntary physical labour is known as ………………………. . ( )
A) Nasbandi
B) Shramdaan
C) Bhutan
D) Charaibandi
Answer:
B) Shramdaan

Question 27.
Control over groundwater is linked to ……………………….. rights. ( )
A) Criminal
B) Water
C) Land
D) None
Answer:
C) Land

Question 28.
The Himalayan rivers are ……………………….. . ( )
A) Perennial
B) Rainted
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
A) Perennial

Question 29.
The Indus enters Indian territory In ……………….. . ( )
A) Punjab
B) Jamrriu & Kashmir
C) Haryana
D) Gujarat
Answer:
B) Jamrriu & Kashmir

Question 30.
Haridwar is on the way of the ……………………… . ( )
A) Brahmaputra
B) Luni
C) Ganga
D) Narmada
Answer:
C) Ganga

Question 31.
The Dibang is the tributary of the ………………………….. . ( )
A) Dihang
B) MaN
C) Luni
D) Brahmaputra
Answer:
D) Brahmaputra

Question 32.
Most of the major peninsular rivers except and Tapati flow from west to east. ( )
A) Narmada
B) Godavari
C) Krishna
D) Cauveri
Answer:
A) Narmada

Question 33.
The …………………….. is the largest peninsular river system. ( )
A) Krishna
B) Godavari
C) Cauven
D) Penna
Answer:
B) Godavari

Question 34.
………………………… water is difficult to estimate. ( )
A) Ground
B) River
C) Ocean
D) Surface
Answer:
A) Ground

Question 35.
The turning of water into vapour is known as …………………….. . ( )
A) condensation
B) evaporation
C) transpiration
D) none
Answer:
B) evaporation

Question 36.
Living things ve off water Into the atmosphere through their …………………. process. ( )
A) living
B) digestion
C) breathing
D) none
Answer:
C) breathing

Question 37.
During ……………………….. months the surface flow would increase. ( )
A) monsoon
B) summer
C) winter
D) autumn
Answer:
A) monsoon

Question 38.
…………………… of public lands of cultivation is common. ( )
A) Encroachment
B) Allotment
C) Bath A & B
D) None
Answer:
A) Encroachment

Question 39.
Tungabhadra has gradually lost Its ……………………. over the decades. ( )
A) prominence
B) water storage capacity
C) purity
D) none
Answer:
B) water storage capacity

Question 40.
Conflicts between Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka are generally related to …………………… . ()
A) electricity
B) agriculture
C) water
D) none
Answer:
C) water

Question 41.
During the last 20 years there has been an increasing trend in ………………….. . ( )
A) urbanization
B) reradiation
C) globalization
D) all the above
Answer:
A) urbanization

Question 42.
Though there was a ban on free grazing people were allowed to cut …………………… . ( )
A) grass
B) trees
C) forests
D) none
Answer:
A) grass

Question 43.
The conditions of …………………… have also improved In Hiware Bazar. ( )
A) salaries
B) wage employment
C) labourers and their collie
D) none
Answer:
B) wage employment

Question 44.
The Improvement of the ……………………. economy has also helped marginal and small farmers significantly. ( )
A) market facilities
B) production process
C) livestock
D) none
Answer:
C) livestock

Question 45.
Over the past few decades has become the main source. ( )
A) ocean water
B) surface water
C) canal water
D) groundwater
Answer:
D) groundwater

Question 46.
Current laws on groundwater use are …………………………. . ( )
A) inappropriate
B) appropriate
C) irrelevant
D) improper
Answer:
A) inappropriate

Question 47.
The water drawn from the underground system was assumed to be owned by the ……………. .()
A) tiller of the land
B) land owner
C) tenant
D) none
Answer:
B) land owner

Question 48.
should be thought of as a collective or common pool resource. ( )
A) Water
B) Land
C) Rainfall
D) None
Answer:
A) Water

Question 49.
Drinking water Is the first priority as well as ………………………… . ( )
A) political right
B) human right
C) moral right
D) none
Answer:
B) human right

Question 50.
Perumatty is In ………………… state. ( )
A) Telangana
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Kerala
D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer:
C) Kerala

Question 51.
……………………. is to the north of our country. ( )
A) Tibet
B) Sri Lanka
C) Bangladesh
D) Myanmar
Answer:
A) Tibet

Question 52.
The northern state to the Maharashtra is ………………………. . ( )
A) Goa
B) Gujarat
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Telangana
Answer:
B) Gujarat

Question 53.
The biggest river system in India ( )
A) The Ganges
B) The Indus
C) The Godavari
D) The Narmada
Answer:
A) The Ganges

Question 54.
Tungabhadra Is the combined resource of the following states ( )
A) Karnataka – Maharashtra
B) Maharashtra – Telangana
C) Telangana – Anclira Pradesh
D) Telangana – Andhra Pradesh – Karnataka
Answer:
D) Telangana – Andhra Pradesh – Karnataka

Question 55.
The reason for calling the Himalayan rivers as perennial rivers is ( )
A) they rise in the peninsular plateau
B) they do not flow into V-shaped valleys
C) they flow continuously
D) they get water from rain as well as from melting snow
Answer:
D) they get water from rain as well as from melting snow

Question 56.
Most of the peninsular rivers join in the ……………………. . ( )
A) Arabian Sea
B) Bay of Bengal
C) Indian Ocean
D) None
Answer:
B) Bay of Bengal

Question 57.
………………… river has the twin sources. ( )
A) Ganga River
B) River Yamuna
C) River Brahmaputra
D) Indus River
Answer:
A) Ganga River

Question 58.
The source of the river Godavari In Western Ghats is …………………………… . ( )
A) Manasa Sarovar
B) Kurgu Region
C) Nasik Tryambak
D) Hamsala Deevi
Answer:
C) Nasik Tryambak

Question 59.
About 50 years ago, the capacity of Tungabhadra river reservoir was …………………. million cubic meters. ( )
A) 2,766
B) 9,766
C) 3,766
D) 8,766
Answer:
C) 3,766

Question 60.
………………………….. is the only river in the desert land of Thar In Rajasthan. ( )
A) River Mahi
B) River Luni
C) River Bhani
D) River Tapati
Answer:
B) River Luni

Question 61.
The following is not a Himalayan river. ( )
A) Ganga
B) Sindhu
C) Brahmaputra
D) Mahanadi
Answer:
D) Mahanadi

Question 62.
The river Sindhu flows through ………………………… . ( )
A) Pakistan
B) China
C) Bangladesh
D) Japan
Answer:
A) Pakistan