Water Resources Quiz 3

Quiz on Water Resources 3

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1. Name the character from Greek mythology who fell in love with his own reflection in the water

Achilles
Narcissus
Perseus
Oedipus

2. He was the god of freshwater and the sea in Roman religion and there is a planet which is named after him. Who is he?

Pluto
Uranus
Neptune
Mars

3. A demigod, the son of a mortal and the Greek god Poseidon and has ADHD and dyslexia, our hero is dangerously loyal to his friends and family. He can read ancient Greek and can cotrol water, make hurricanes, breath underwater and talk to horse-like animals and fish.

Percy Jackson
Jaxter Grimjinx
Artemis Fowl
Tobias Eaton

4. What is the process in which cells lose water in a hypertonic solution?

Osmosis
Cytosis
Plasmolysis
Crenation

5. Which is the tallest plunge waterfall in India?

Jog Falls
Nohkalikai Falls
Brehipani Falls
Barkana Falls

6. The study of the biological, chemical and physical features of lakes and other bodies of fresh water is called

Acquatic ecology
Hydrobiology
Limnology
Potamology

7. Which one of the following is the highest waterfall in India?

Kunchikal Falls
Nohkalikai Falls
Jog Falls
Brehipani Falls

8. The enrichment of a water body with an excess amount of nutrients is called

Putrefaction
Nutrification
Eutrophication
Biodilution

9. Which one of the following industry consumes maximum amount of water?

Pulp and Paper
Thermal Power Plants
Textiles
Engineering

10. This well-known water conservationist from India who won Stockholm Water Prize in 2015 and is known as "waterman of India". Who is he?

Kailash Satyarthi
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak
Dr. Madhav Atmaram Chitale
Rajendra Singh

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