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UPSC CDS Agriculture — practice questions — page 9

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Water in glaciers, ice caps and permanent snow is:Read the answer and worked solution →Continuous cycling of water among its three forms keeps the total water on earth:Read the answer and worked solution →The upper level of the layer where soil gaps and rock cracks are filled with water is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Water found below the water table is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The seeping of water into the ground is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Groundwater stored between layers of hard rock below the water table is an:Read the answer and worked solution →A grass lawn versus a pukka floor: which lets rainwater seep in easily?Read the answer and worked solution →Most Indian farmers depend on which source to irrigate crops?Read the answer and worked solution →Excessive rains cause floods, while absence of rain results in:Read the answer and worked solution →Using rainwater to recharge groundwater is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Bawris, now being revived, were traditional structures for:Read the answer and worked solution →Watering plants through narrow tubes delivering water at the base of the plant is:Read the answer and worked solution →Bhujpur, where villagers built check-dams in 1989, is in which region?Read the answer and worked solution →Bhujpur's check-dams were built on which river and its tributaries?Read the answer and worked solution →How many check-dams did Bhujpur villagers build in 1989?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the water table drainersRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the water cycle stepsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the water numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the water wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Usable or unusable waterRead the answer and worked solution →Sort cause, effect and fixRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Water resource bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Water in glaciers, ice caps and permanent snow is:

  1. Fully polluted water
  2. Not readily available
  3. Fit for daily drinking
  4. Mostly salty sea water
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Correct answer: B. Not readily available

1. It is frozen freshwater. 2. It is not readily available for use. 3. Groundwater is the usable store. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 16, Water: A Precious Resource._

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Continuous cycling of water among its three forms keeps the total water on earth:

  1. Falling
  2. Frozen
  3. Constant
  4. Rising
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Correct answer: C. Constant

1. Water exists as solid, liquid and gas. 2. The water cycle keeps the total constant. 3. Yet usable water can still run short. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 16, Water: A Precious Resource._

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The upper level of the layer where soil gaps and rock cracks are filled with water is the:

  1. Aquifer top
  2. Bedrock line
  3. Sea level
  4. Water table
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Correct answer: D. Water table

1. Dig deep and you reach saturated ground. 2. Its upper level is the water table. 3. It may be under a metre or many metres deep. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 16, Water: A Precious Resource._

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