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Bihar Board Class 10 (BSEB) Water Resources — practice questions

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As per your syllabus, the BHAKRA-NANGAL project (Sutluj-Beas basin) integrates which uses?Read the answer and worked solution →As per your syllabus, the HIRAKUD project (Mahanadi basin) integrates which uses?Read the answer and worked solution →As per your syllabus, in the 11th century, what was BHOPAL LAKE famous for?Read the answer and worked solution →Approximately what fraction of the earth's surface is covered with water?Read the answer and worked solution →Which mission was launched by the Government of India to provide piped potable water to every rural household?Read the answer and worked solution →Jawaharlal Nehru famously called large multi-purpose dams the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the largest consumer of water in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of the following is NOT a stated purpose of a modern multi-purpose river project?Read the answer and worked solution →The Bhakra-Nangal multi-purpose project is built on which river system?Read the answer and worked solution →In which 11th-century year-range was Bhopal Lake — one of the largest artificial lakes of its time — constructed?Read the answer and worked solution →The Hirakud project on the Mahanadi integrates water conservation with which feature?Read the answer and worked solution →During which leader's time were dams, lakes, and irrigation systems extensively built according to the chapter?Read the answer and worked solution →In Western Rajasthan's bigger houses, the underground tanks for storing drinking water are traditionally known as:Read the answer and worked solution →The Tamil Nadu state law making rooftop rainwater harvesting structures compulsory was passed in:Read the answer and worked solution →Which traditional water-harvesting structure in Rajasthan was used for storing rainwater for irrigation by trapping runoff in valleys?Read the answer and worked solution →The Sardar Sarovar Dam is built across which river, leading to one of the most documented anti-dam movements?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: water resourcesRead the answer and worked solution →Which one does NOT belong?Read the answer and worked solution →

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As per your syllabus, the BHAKRA-NANGAL project (Sutluj-Beas basin) integrates which uses?

  1. Fish breeding only
  2. Hydel power production AND irrigation
  3. Manufacturing only
  4. Recreation only
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Correct answer: B. Hydel power production AND irrigation

As per your syllabus, §Multi-purpose River Projects, Bhakra-Nangal = hydel + irrigation.

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As per your syllabus, the HIRAKUD project (Mahanadi basin) integrates which uses?

  1. Water conservation AND flood control
  2. Only power
  3. Only fish breeding
  4. Only transport
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Correct answer: A. Water conservation AND flood control

As per your syllabus, §Multi-purpose River Projects, Hirakud = water conservation + flood control.

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As per your syllabus, in the 11th century, what was BHOPAL LAKE famous for?

  1. A salty desert
  2. A forest grove
  3. A natural lake
  4. One of the LARGEST ARTIFICIAL LAKES of its time
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Correct answer: D. One of the LARGEST ARTIFICIAL LAKES of its time

As per your syllabus, §Hydraulic Structures in Ancient India, Bhopal Lake (11th CE) was the largest artificial lake of its time.

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