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Which sector uses about 89 per cent of India's surface water?Read the answer and worked solution →Industry uses only 2 per cent of surface water. What share does the domestic sector use?Read the answer and worked solution →In Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, what share of net sown area is irrigated?Read the answer and worked solution →Wells and tubewells irrigate what share of Punjab's net irrigated area?Read the answer and worked solution →Over-pumping groundwater in Rajasthan and Maharashtra has raised which contaminant?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two rivers are named as the most polluted in India?Read the answer and worked solution →The Central Pollution Control Board monitors water quality at how many stations?Read the answer and worked solution →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 →About what share of the planet's water is found in the oceans?Read the answer and worked solution →Geographers divide the oceanic part of the earth into how many oceans?Read the answer and worked solution →A major portion of the ocean floor lies how far below sea level?Read the answer and worked solution →The shallowest part of the ocean, with an average gradient of 1 degree or less, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The very steep slope at which the continental shelf ends is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The average width of continental shelves is about:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest continental shelf in the world, 1,500 km wide, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Massive sediments received by continental shelves become the source of:Read the answer and worked solution →The gradient of the continental slope varies between:Read the answer and worked solution →The flattest and smoothest regions of the world, 3,000 to 6,000 m deep, are the:Read the answer and worked solution →How many oceanic deeps have been explored so far?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which sector uses about 89 per cent of India's surface water?

  1. Power plants
  2. Agriculture
  3. Industry
  4. Domestic use
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Correct answer: B. Agriculture

1. Agriculture dominates water demand. 2. It uses 89 per cent of surface water. 3. It also uses 92 per cent of groundwater. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 6, Water Resources._

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Industry uses only 2 per cent of surface water. What share does the domestic sector use?

  1. 49 per cent
  2. 19 per cent
  3. 9 per cent
  4. 29 per cent
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Correct answer: C. 9 per cent

1. Industry uses 2 per cent of surface water. 2. Domestic use is 9 per cent. 3. Agriculture takes the rest. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 6, Water Resources._

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In Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, what share of net sown area is irrigated?

  1. Under 25 per cent
  2. About 50 per cent
  3. About 10 per cent
  4. Over 85 per cent
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Correct answer: D. Over 85 per cent

1. These States grow wheat and rice with irrigation. 2. Over 85 per cent of net sown area is irrigated. 3. The Green Revolution succeeded there. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 6, Water Resources._

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