Water Conservation Quiz with Answers : Environment and Ecology

Question 1. The Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission has been called as?

(A) Clean Ganga

(B) Sacred Ganga

(C) The Great Ganga

(D) Namami Gange

Question 2. In which of the following years was constituted the ‘Central Ganga Authority’ by Government of India?

(A) 1975

(B) 1982

(C) 1985

(D) 1995

Question 3. Which one of the following is not a biotic resource?

(A) Fresh water

(B) Coal

(C) Petroleum

(D) Fish

Question 4. The World Water Conservation Day is celebrated on? 

(A) 28 February

(B) 22 March

(C) 5 June

(D) 11 July

Question 5. In the year 2009, India set up the following to clean the Gangas? 

(A) National Ganga Commission

(B) Clean Ganga Authority

(C) National Ganga River Basin Authority

(D) National Mission for Clean Ganga River

Question 6. National Ganga River Basin Authority has been constituted in?

(A) October,2008

(B) February,2009

(C) October,2009

(D) March,2010

Question 7. Which one of the following gases is used for the purification of drinking water?

(A) Sulphur dioxide

(B) Chlorine

(C) Fluorine

(D) Carbon dioxide

Question 8. Who among the following environmentalists is known by the name of ‘Jal Purush’?

(A) Sundarlal Bahuguna

(B) Rajendra Singh

(C) B. Venkateshwarlu

(D) Salim Ali

Question 9. The arsenic contamination of drinking water is highest in? 

(A) Chennai

(B) Kanpur

(C) Kolkata

(D) Mumbai

Question 10. In which year Central Water Commission established ‘Irrigation Research and Management Organisation’?

(A) 1984

(B) 1948

(C) 1964

(D) 2004

Question 11. In which year was the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Act enforced? 

(A) 1980

(B) 1974

(C) 1981

(D) None of these

Question 12. Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess was enforced in?

(A) 1973

(B) 1975

(C) 1977

(D) 1979

Question 13. The Yamuna Action Plan was formally launched in? 

(A) 1991

(B) 1992

(C) 1993

(D) 1994

Question 14. Which of the following is/are used as a disinfectant of water?

(A) Ozone

(B) Chlorine dioxide

(C) Chloramine

(D) All of the above

Question 15. If National Water Mission is properly and completely implemented, how will it impact the country?

1. Part of the water needs of urban areas will be met through recycling of waste water.
   
2. The water requirements of coastal cities with inadequate alternative sources of water will be met by adopting appropriate technologies that allow the use of ocean water.
   
3. All the rivers of Himalayan origin will be linked to the rivers of peninsular India.
   
4. The expenses incurred by farmers for digging borewells and for installing motors and pump sets to draw groundwater will be completely reimbursed by the Government.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) Only 1

(B) 1 and 2

(C) 3 and 4

(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 16. Which one of the following lakes have been recently included under National Lake Conservation Project?

(A) Bhimtal

(B) Pulicat

(C) Ooty

(D) Sambhar

Question 17. Which of the following are the key features of ‘National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)’?

1. River basin is the unit of planning and management.
   
2. It spearheads the river conservation efforts at the national level.
   
3. One of the Chief Ministers of the States through which the Ganga flows becomes the Chairman of NGRBA on a rotational basis.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1 and 3

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Question 18. What is the role of Ultra-violet (UV) radiation in the water purification system?

1. It inactivates, kills the harmful micro-organisms in water.
   
2. It removes all the undesirable odors from the water.
   
3. It quickens the sedimentation of solid particles, removes turbidity and improves the clarity of water.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(A) Only 1

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 1 and 3

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Question 19. Which of the following leaf modifications occur/occur in desert areas to inhibit water loss?

1. Hard and waxy leaves
2. Tiny leaves or no leaves
3. Thorns instead of leaves

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1 and 2

(B) Only 2

(C) 1 and 3

(D) All of these

Question 20. The wetlands falling within urban areas which are being dealt with under the National Lake Conservation Plan with the aim of Pollution control are

1. Bhoj – Madhya Pradesh
2. Sukhana – Chandigarh
3. Chilka – Odisha
4. Pichola – Rajasthan

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(C) 1, 3 and 4

(D) 1, 2 and 4

Question 21. Other than poaching, what are the possible reasons for the decline in the population of Ganges River Dolphins?

1. Construction of dams and barrages on rivers
2. Increase in the population of crocodiles in rivers
3. Getting trapped in fishing nets accidentally
4. Use of synthetic fertilizers and other agricultural chemicals in crop fields in the vicinity of rivers

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1, 3 and 4

(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4