Water Resources
1. Choose the right answers of the following from the given options.
(i) Which one of the following types describes water as a resource?
(a) Abiotic resource (c) Biotic Resource
(b) Non-renewable Resources (d) Non-cyclic Resource
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(ii) Which one of the following south Indian states has the highest
groundwater utilisation (in per cent) of its total ground water potential?
(a) Tamil Nadu (c) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka (d) Kerala
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(iii The highest proportion of the total water used in the country is in which
one of the following sectors?
(a) Irrigation (c) Domestic use
(b) Industries (d) None of the above
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2. Answer the following questions in about 30 words.
(i) It is said that the water resources in India have been depleting very fast.
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Discuss the factors responsible for depletion of water resources?
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(ii) What factors are responsible for the highest groundwater development
in the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Tamil Nadu
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(iii) Why the share of agricultural sector in total water used in the country is
expected to decline?
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(iv) What can be possible impacts of consumption of contaminated/unclean
water on the people?
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3. Answer the following questions in about 150 words.
(i) Discuss the availability of water resources in the country and factors
that determine its spatial distribution?
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(ii) The depleting water resources may lead to social conflicts and disputes.
Elaborate it with suitable examples?
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(iii) What is watershed management? Do you think it can play an important
role in sustainable development?
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