India: Water Resources: Class 12 Previous Year Questions

India: Water Resources questions asked in CBSE board exams

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1. Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option : Assertion (A) : ·The agriculturally rich states of Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh are facing the crisis of grou…
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2. Choose the correctly matched pair of areas and their characteristics from the following : (Areas) (Characteristics) (A) Jhabua District Bhil Tribe (B) Daurala Meerut Gaddi Tribe (C) Bharmaur Tehsil Dilapidated Houses (D) Dharavi Mumbai Groundwater Pollution Pa…
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3. Why is it that slums are the areas of residence with least choice ? Choose the correct options : (i) They have dilapidated houses with poor ventilation. (i) The basic facilities like lights and toilets are difficult to get. (iii) Hygienic conditions and drinki…
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4. The watershed management programme in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh is funded by which one of the following ministries ? RuralDevelopment (A) (B)Environment (C) Transport (D)Irrigation Page 9 1517 ·2009-2017 (fAafa xad 3) 2009-10 2015-16 2010-11 2016-17 10…
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6. Read the following statements regarding Border Roads and choose the correct option : Border roads are strategically important. They strengthen defence preparedness. III. ·National Highways Authority of India' construct these roads. IV. They are helpful in acce…
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7. Which statement is NOT correct regarding Jhabua ? (A) Jhabua is tribal concentrated district. (B) Poverty has increased in the people due to land degradation. (C) management programme. (D) Watershed management programme has outstanding contribution in land tre…
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8. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. Case Study: A Role Model to Restore the Ecology and Safeguard Human Health in Daurala Based on the universal law “Polluter pays”, an effort to restore the ecology and safeguard human health wit…
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9. Given below are four statements about Watershed Management as practised in India. 1 Identify the INCORRECT statement. A. It includes various methods like percolation tanks, and recharge wells among others. B. It involves the prevention of runoff and storage an…
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10. Read the following statements and answer the question that follows. Statement 1 - Increased cropping intensity has created more employment opportunities in the agricultural sector. Statement 2 - Severe groundwater depletion over the years has adversely affecte…
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11. A recent study by Eos News magazine observed that timely and efficient weather forecasting could greatly improve the benefits of rainwater harvesting, which can result in controlling urban floods to an extent. Accordingly, how do rainwater harvesting methods h…
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12. 'Subduction (sinking of land) in parts of Haryana, Punjab, and Delhi is as high as 7-12 cm a year. . . . Over time when the underlying aquifers (deep channels that store percolated water) aren’t recharged, they run dry and the layers of soil and rock above the…
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13. Which of the following statements are correct regarding ground water resources in India. i. The groundwater utilisation is relatively low in the river basins lying in north-western region of India. ii. The groundwater utilisation is very high in the states of …
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14. *There is no change in the Question Paper Design and Assessment Pattern for Academic Session 2026-27. 14 There is a declining availability of freshwater and increasing demand from different sectors of the economy in our country. Now the need has arisen to cons…
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