CBSE Board - Class X

EXAM PRACTICE Social Science

Past Year Board Questions Water Resources

Section A (1 mark each)

Question 1. Which one of the following is not the cause of water scarcity?
(a) Rapid growth of population
(b) Uneven distribution of water resources
(c) Constructions of dams and reserves
(d) Increase in demand
[CBSE (CCE) 2011]

Question 2. Which state has made roof top rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to
all the houses across the state?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
[CBSE (CCE) 2011]

Question 3. On which of the following rivers is Koyna dam built?

(a) Krishna
(b) Kaveri
(c) Ganga
(d) Mahanadi
[CBSE (CCE) 2011]

Question 4. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on which river?

(a) Chenab
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Krishna
(d) Satluj
[CBSE (CCE) 2011]

Section B (3 marks each)

Question 1. Why are different water harvesting systems considered a viable alternative to
both socioeconomically and environmentally in a country like India?
[CBSE (CCE) 2011]

Question 2. Why is the need for water increasing day by day? Explain three reasons.
[CBSE (CCE) 2011]
Question 3. Water is a very important and critical resource in India. Support this
statement by explaining any three points of each.
[Delhi 2007]

Question 4. What is a multi-purpose project? Mention any two purposes served by a

multi-purpose project.
[Delhi 2005]

Section C (5 marks each)

Question 1. How have intensive industrialisation and urbanisation posed a great pressure
on existing fresh water resources in India? Explain with two examples for
each.
[Delhi 2008]

Question 2. What is the importance of water as a natural resource? Describe any four
methods of conserving water.
[AI 2005]

Map Work

Question 1. On the political outline map of the India show the following multi-purpose
projects of dams.
(a) Hirakund
[AI 2010]
(b) Salal
[Delhi 2008]
(c) Tehri
[AI 2008, Foreign 2010]
(d) Koyna
[Foreign 2008]
(e) Tungabhadra
[Delhi 2010]