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The Yamuna is most polluted between Delhi and which town?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act passed?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Central Government watershed project is executed by Gram Panchayats?Read the answer and worked solution →Neeru-Meeru, meaning Water and You, is a water harvesting programme of which State?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the water factsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the polluted riversRead the answer and worked solution →Run the water numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the harvestingRead the answer and worked solution →High or low groundwater useRead the answer and worked solution →Who uses the waterRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Water bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A geologist says nearly all of India's coal lies in a few river valleys. What share, and which valleys?Read the answer and worked solution →Mumbai High is an offshore petroleum field. In which sea does it lie?Read the answer and worked solution →The South-Western Plateau belt of Karnataka, Goa and Kerala is rich in ferrous metals and bauxite but lacks what?Read the answer and worked solution →Copper and zinc in Rajasthan and Gujarat are associated with which rock system?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two types of iron ore are mainly found in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Noamundi and Gua are iron ore mines in which State?Read the answer and worked solution →Dalli and Rajhara iron ore mines lie in which district of Chhattisgarh?Read the answer and worked solution →Sandur-Hospet iron ore deposits are in which district of Karnataka?Read the answer and worked solution →A steel maker needs a mineral to smelt iron ore and make ferro alloys. Which one?Read the answer and worked solution →Which State leads India in both manganese and bauxite production?Read the answer and worked solution →Bauxite is the ore of which metal?Read the answer and worked solution →Copper for electric wires comes from Singhbhum, Balaghat and which Rajasthan district?Read the answer and worked solution →Which non-metallic mineral that splits into thin tough sheets is used in electrical industries?Read the answer and worked solution →Which district of Andhra Pradesh produces the best quality mica?Read the answer and worked solution →About 80 per cent of India's coal is of which type and grade?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is India's largest coal field?Read the answer and worked solution →Brown coal, or lignite, is mined in the coastal areas of which State?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is petroleum called liquid gold?Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Yamuna is most polluted between Delhi and which town?

  1. Etawah
  2. Agra city
  3. Mathura
  4. Kanpur
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Correct answer: A. Etawah

1. The Yamuna is the most polluted river. 2. The worst stretch runs from Delhi to Etawah. 3. The Sabarmati at Ahmedabad is also badly polluted. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 6, Water Resources._

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In which year was the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act passed?

  1. 1997
  2. 1974
  3. 1986
  4. 1977
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Correct answer: B. 1974

1. The Water Act came in 1974. 2. The Environment Protection Act followed in 1986. 3. The Water Cess Act came in 1977. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 6, Water Resources._

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Which Central Government watershed project is executed by Gram Panchayats?

  1. Arvari Sansad
  2. Ralegan model
  3. Haryali scheme
  4. Neeru-Meeru
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Correct answer: C. Haryali scheme

1. Haryali is a Central watershed scheme. 2. It conserves water for drinking, irrigation and fisheries. 3. Gram Panchayats run it with people's participation. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 6, Water Resources._

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