Water Resources: Class 10 Social Studies Q&A
8 free answers on Water Resources (Social Studies) for Class 10 students, across CBSE, ICSE and State boards. Includes questions such as “Discuss how rainwater harvesting in semi-arid regions of Rajasthan is carried out.”, “Compare the advantages and disadvantages of multi-purpose river projects.”, “What is water scarcity and what are its main causes?”
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- Social StudiesClass 10CBSE
Describe how modern adaptations of traditional rainwater harvesting methods are being carried out to conserve and store water.
Water harvesting system is a viable alternative, both socio-economically and environmentally. In ancient India, along with the sophisticated hydraulic structures, there existed an extraordinary tradition of water-harvesting system. People had in-depth knowledge of rainfall regimes and soil types and developed wide-ranging techniques to harvest rainwater, groundwater, river water and floodwater in keeping with the local ecological conditions and their water needs. In hill and mountainous regio
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Discuss how rainwater harvesting in semi-arid regions of Rajasthan is carried out.
In the semi-arid and arid regions of Rajasthan, particularly in Bikaner, Phalodi and Barmer, almost all the houses traditionally had underground tanks or tankas for storing drinking water. The tanks could be as large as a big room; one household in Phalodi had a tank that was 6.1 metres deep, 4.27 metres long and 2.44 metres wide. The tankas were part of the well-developed rooftop rainwater harvesting system and were built inside the main house or the courtyard. They were connected to the slo
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Compare the advantages and disadvantages of multi-purpose river projects.
Advantages: Irrigation Electricity generation Flood control Water supply for industrial and domestic purposes Tourist attraction Inland navigation Disadvantages: The natural flow of water is affected Aquatic life gets affected Submergence of land in the surrounding areas Ecological consequences Large scale displacement of local people
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What is water scarcity and what are its main causes?
Many of our cities are such examples. Thus, water scarcity may be an outcome of large and growing population and consequent greater demands for water, and unequal access to it. A large population requires more water not only for domestic use but also to produce more food. Hence, to facilitate higher food-grain production, water resources are being over-exploited to expand irrigated areas for dry-season agriculture. Irrigated agriculture is the largest consumer of water. Most farmers have thei
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Explain how water becomes a renewable resource.
Answer: Water can be considered as a renewable resource since there will be rains and surface water and groundwater will get recharged continuously due to the 3 process involved in the hydrological cycle. The 3 processes of the hydrological cycle are Evaporations Condensation Precipitation
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Here are some false statements. Identify the mistakes and rewrite them correctly. (a) Multiplying urban centres with large and dense populations and urban lifestyles have helped in proper utilisation of water resources. (b) Regulating and damming of rivers does not affect the river’s natural flow and its sediment flow. (c) In Gujarat, the Sabarmati basin farmers were not agitated when higher priority was given to water supply in urban areas, particularly during droughts. (d) Today in Rajasthan, the practice of rooftop rainwater water harvesting has gained popularity despite high water availability due to the Indira Gandhi Canal.
) Multiplying urban centres with large and dense populations and urban lifestyles have resulted in improper utilisation of water resources. (b) Regulating and damming of rivers does affect the river’s natural flow and its sediment flow. (c) In Gujarat, the Sabarmati basin farmers were agitated when higher priority was given to water supply in urban areas, particularly during droughts. (d) Today in Rajasthan, the practice of rooftop rainwater water harvesting popu
- Social StudiesClass 10CBSE
Which one of the following statements is not an argument in favour of multipurpose river projects? (a) Multi-purpose projects bring water to those areas which suffer from water scarcity. (b) Multi-purpose projects by regulating water flow help to control floods. (c) Multi-purpose projects lead to large scale displacements and loss of livelihood. (d) Multi-purpose projects generate electricity for our industries and our homes.
Multi-purpose projects lead to large scale displacements and loss of livelihood
- Social StudiesClass 10CBSE
Based on the information given below classify each of the situations as ‘suffering from water scarcity’ or ‘not suffering from water scarcity’. (a) A region with high annual rainfall. (b) A region having high annual rainfall and large population. (c) A region having high annual rainfall but water is highly polluted. (d) A region having low rainfall and low population.
(a) A region with high annual rainfall – Not suffering from water scarcity (b) A region having high annual rainfall and large population – Suffering from water scarcity (c) A region having high annual rainfall but water is highly polluted – Suffering from water scarcity (d) A region having low rainfall and low population- Not suffering from water scarcity