Water Resources TNPSC Group 1 Questions

Geography

Water Resources MCQ Questions

1.
The highest waterfalls in the world is Angel falls (979 m) in
A.
Venezuela
B.
China
C.
Germany
D.
Russia
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ANSWER :
A. Venezuela
2.
A fan shaped deposition made by the river at the foothills is called an
A.
Coastal plain
B.
alluvial plain
C.
River bed
D.
None of these
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ANSWER :
B. alluvial plain
3.
The rocks that allow water to percolate are called ___________
A.
porous rocks or permeable rocks
B.
nonporous rocks
C.
impermeable rocks
D.
permeable rocks
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ANSWER :
A. porous rocks or permeable rocks
4.
Which is the biggest lake in India?
A.
Berhampur Lake
B.
Pulicat Lake
C.
Chilka Lake
D.
Kolleru Lake
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ANSWER :
C. Chilka Lake
5.
The mullai periyar dam is a dispute between
A.
Kerala and Karnataka
B.
Karnataka and Tamil nadu
C.
Tamil nadu and Andhra pradesh
D.
Kerala and Tamil nadu
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ANSWER :
D. Kerala and Tamil nadu
6.
Canal irrigation is most important in North India because the
A.
soil is porous
B.
Level of underground water is high
C.
perennial rivers
D.
region is densely populated
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ANSWER :
C. perennial rivers