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Rajasthan Board Class 10 (RBSE) Water Resources — practice questions

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'Khadins' and 'eris' are traditional water-harvesting structures associated with:Read the answer and worked solution →The Bhakra-Nangal Project, completed in 1963, is located on:Read the answer and worked solution →Tamil Nadu's mandatory rooftop rainwater harvesting law was passed in:Read the answer and worked solution →Bamboo drip irrigation is a traditional water-management technology found in:Read the answer and worked solution →

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'Khadins' and 'eris' are traditional water-harvesting structures associated with:

  1. Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu respectively
  2. Punjab and Haryana respectively
  3. Kerala and Karnataka respectively
  4. Maharashtra and Gujarat respectively
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Correct answer: A. Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu respectively

'Khadins' (a system of fields enclosed by earthen embankments to retain water) are from Rajasthan 'eris' (large tanks) are from Tamil Nadu. Both are traditional rainwater harvesting structures.

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The Bhakra-Nangal Project, completed in 1963, is located on:

  1. The Mahanadi river in Odisha
  2. The Sutlej river in Punjab/Himachal
  3. The Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand
  4. The Narmada river in Gujarat
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Correct answer: B. The Sutlej river in Punjab/Himachal

Bhakra-Nangal is on the Sutlej river. Hirakud is on Mahanadi (Odisha) Tehri is on Bhagirathi (Uttarakhand) Sardar Sarovar is on Narmada (Gujarat).

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Tamil Nadu's mandatory rooftop rainwater harvesting law was passed in:

  1. 1991, applying to industrial buildings only
  2. 1995, applying to government buildings only
  3. 2001, applying to all houses in the state
  4. 2010, applying to commercial buildings only
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Correct answer: C. 2001, applying to all houses in the state

In 2001, Tamil Nadu made rooftop rainwater harvesting MANDATORY for all houses in the state. By 2003 the move reversed the fall in Chennai's groundwater levels.

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