SSDN

WATER RESOURCES
Ques: Explain how water becomes a renewable resource.

Ques: What is water scarcity and what are its main causes?
OR
Water is a renewable resource yet there is water scarcity in many parts of the
country. Analyse the causes of water scarcity.

Ques: “India is heading towards water scarcity”. Trace the possible solutions to tackle
this problem.

Ques: “Water scarcity in most cases is caused by over – exploitation, excessive use and
unequal access to water among different social groups”. Explain the meaning of
the statement with the help of examples.

Ques: What are multi - purpose river projects? Compare the advantages and
disadvantages of multi-purpose river projects?
OR
List any three advantages and three disadvantages of Multipurpose River Project

Ques: Explain any three ill effects of over exploitation of water resources.

Ques: “Rain water harvesting system is viable alternative both social by, economically
and environmentally”. Support the statement with three examples.

Ques: What is bamboo drip irrigation? Mention any two features of it.

Ques: Highlight any three hydraulic structures as part of water management

programmes initiated in ancient India along with the period when they were
built.
OR
Mention any three Hydraulic structures of Ancient India.
OR
How was water conserved in ancient India? Give any four examples in support of
your answer.
Ques: Why are dams considered to be a good source of conserving and managing water
resources?

Ques: Evaluate the role of dams in flood control with the help of suitable examples.

Ques: Why are dams referred to as multi – Purpose River projects?

Ques: State the integrated impact of dams on human life.

Ques: How construction of large dams has become a controversial issue?

Ques: What is Save Narmada Movement? What are its main objectives?

Ques: Explain the working of underground tanks as part of roof top rain water
harvesting system practised in Rajasthan.

Ques: How were the underground tanks beneficial to the people of Rajasthan? Explain.

Ques: Why is the practice of rooftop rainwater harvesting slowly declining in Rajasthan?
Which state has made rooftop rain water harvesting compulsory?

Ques: Define a dam. Describe any two problems that caused due to multipurpose
projects.

Ques: Describe the rainwater harvesting system being carried out in semi – arid and arid
regions of Rajasthan.

Ques: How have intensive industrialisation and urbanization posed a great pressure on
existing fresh water resources in India? Explain.
OR
How do increasing number of industries exert pressure on existing fresh water
resources?

Ques: “In recent years, multi - purpose projects and large dams have come under great
scrutiny and opposition.” Support the statement with three arguments.
OR
Explain any three reasons due to which large dams have come under great
opposition in recent years.

Ques: How has irrigation changed the cropping pattern in many regions of India?
Explain with the examples.

Ques: Why is irrigation necessary in India?

Ques: “It is essential to conserve and manage our water resources” Analyse the
statement.
OR
Why it is essential to conserve and manage our water resources? Explain any
three reasons.

Ques: Explain any three reasons responsible for the increasing scarcity of water in India.

Ques: In which part of India are tanks or tankas used? Specify any two reasons for the
same.
Ques: What are tanka’s? How are they useful for storing water?
Ques: Mention any two consequences of the changed cropping pattern due to irrigation.

Ques: Why were the farmers of Sabarmati basin in Gujarat agitated?

Ques: Describe any three different rain water harvesting systems practised in India?

Ques: What are ‘Guls’ or ‘Kuls’ and ‘khadims’? Mention the respective areas where these
systems are practised.

Ques: ‘Jawaharlal Nehru proudly proclaimed the dams as the temples of modern India’.
Analyze this statement.
OR
What did Jawaharlal Nehru Say about the dams and why? Explain.
OR
Dams are referred to as the “temples of modern India”. Who said this and why?

Ques: What is ‘Palar Pani’? What is its significance in the arid regions of Rajasthan?

Ques: Name any two movements that have been started to oppose multi – purpose
projects. Who are benefitted from such projects?

Ques: Why is the construction of multipurpose projects and large dams is opposed by
many people? Explain three reasons.

Ques: How multipurpose river projects failed to achieve the purposes for which they
were built? Explain.

Ques: Is it possible that an area or region may have ample water resources but is still
facing water scarcity? Explain with the help of three relevant examples.

Ques: Explain three ways in which irrigation schemes have changed the social landscape
of the region.

Ques: What is “rain water harvesting‟ system? Which state in India has made this system
compulsory?

Ques: “The availability of water resources varies over space and time in India”. Support
the statement with suitable examples.

Ques: What role does “Guls‟ or “Kuls‟ of the Western Himalayas and “Khadun‟ and
“Johads‟ in parts of Rajasthan play? Describe. “The availability of water resources
varies over space and time in India.

Ques: Why are multipurpose projects claimed as the temples of modern India? Explain
any three reasons.
Ques: Name two social movements caused by multi–purpose river projects in India.
Identify any four possible reasons of such movement in the country.
OR
Why have multipurpose projects and large dams resulted of many new social
movements? Explain with examples.

Ques: “Meghalaya receives the highest rainfall in the world, yet its capital Shillong faces
acute water crisis”. Support the statement giving three reasons.

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