Water Resources Quiz 2

Quiz on Water Resources 2

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1. Cauvery river water dispute is between

Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra
Karnataka and Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

2. Which one of the following vitamin is NOT soluble in water?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin D
C. Vitamin E
D. Vitamin K

Only A
A and B
A, B and C
A, B, C and D

3. What is the percentage of water in the adult human body?

50
75
60
80

4. Which period was designated by the United Nations as the International Drinking Water Decade?

1981-1990
1991-2000
2001-2010
1971-1980

5. Neer Mahal (Water Palace) is a former royal palace in India which is situated in the middle of a lake. Name the lake

Rudrasagar Lake
Man Sagar Lake
Lake Pichola
Pushkar Lake

6. A low-pressure area around the equator where the prevailing winds are light and calm and the ships sometimes get stuck because of the windless waters is called

Trade winds
Westerlies
Doldrums
Hadley cell

7. What is the underground layer of permeable rock which retains water called?

Rhyolite
Acquifer
Liquid rock
Peridotite

8. Which is the largest freshwater lake by volume and also the deepest lake in the world?

Lake Baikal
Lake Superior
Lake Vostok
Lake Tanganyika

9. Which is the second largest brackish water lake or lagoon in India, after Chilika Lake?

Pulicat Lake
Dal Lake
Loktak Lake
Wular Lake

10. Kerala has launched its first solar-powered boat of the state water transport department. What is the name of the boat?

Aditya
Varuna
Maveli
Chaitra

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