Thu. Jun 27th, 2024

Class XII (India: People & Economy)

  1. The concentration of pollutants in rivers, remains very high during

    Options:
    1. The winter
    2. The summer
    3. The monsoon
    4. The autumn

    Option: B

  2. CPCB stands for

    Options:
    1. Central Population Control Board
    2. Central Pollution Control Board
    3. Central Pollution Conservation Board
    4. Central Population Conservation Board

    Option: B

  3. The Yamuna River is the most polluted between

    Options:
    1. Yamuna Nagar to Delhi
    2. Delhi and Agra
    3. Delhi and Etawah
    4. None of these

    Option: C

  4. When was Environment Protection Act launched in India

    Options:
    1. In 1974
    2. In 1977
    3. In 1986
    4. In 1997

    Option: C

  5. When was the Water Cess Act implemented

    Options:
    1. In 1974
    2. In 1977
    3. In 1986
    4. In 1997

    Option: B

  6. Which of the following watershed development project is sponsored by the Central Government

    Options:
    1. Haryali
    2. Neeru-Meeru
    3. Arvary Pani Sansad
    4. None of these

    Option: A

  7. Which of the following states launched Neeru-Meeru programme to conserve water

    Options:
    1. Rajasthan
    2. Andhra Pradesh
    3. Tamil Nadu
    4. Punjab

    Option: B

  8. Which of the following states launched Arvary Pani Sansad programme to conserve water

    Options:
    1. Tamil Nadu
    2. Punjab
    3. Rajasthan
    4. Andhra Pradesh

    Option: C

  9. Neeru-Meeru mean

    Options:
    1. Water and You
    2. Rain and Tank
    3. Water and Conservation
    4. We and Water

    Option: A

  10. Which of the following states has made water harvesting structures in the houses compulsory

    Options:
    1. Tamil Nadu
    2. Punjab
    3. Rajasthan
    4. Andhra Pradesh

    Option: A

  11. In Rajasthan, rainwater harvesting structures locally known as

    Options:
    1. Kund
    2. Tanka
    3. Both A and B
    4. Johad

    Option: C

  12. Arrange the use of water in different sectors according to their priority bases allocated by the National Water Policy 2002

    Options:
    1. Drinking water; irrigation, hydro-power, navigation
    2. Irrigation, hydro-power, navigation, drinking water
    3. Hydro-power, navigation, industrial, irrigation
    4. Hydro-power, navigation, drinking water; irrigation

    Option: A

  13. The Jal Kranti Abhiyan launched by the Government of India in

    Options:
    1. 2008-09
    2. 2016-17
    3. 2015-16
    4. 2011-12

    Option: C

  14. Which one of the following types describes water as a resource?

    Options:
    1. Abiotic resource
    2. Biotic resource
    3. Non-renewable Resources
    4. Non-cyclic Resource

    Option: A

  15. Which one of the following south Indian states has the highest groundwater utilisation (in per cent) of its total ground water potential?

    Options:
    1. Tamil Nadu
    2. Andhra Pradesh
    3. Karnataka
    4. Kerala

    Option: A

  16. The highest proportion of the total water used in the country is in which one of the following sectors?

    Options:
    1. Irrigation
    2. Domestic use
    3. Domestic use
    4. Domestic use

    Option: A