Geography: Water Resources
What percentage of the earth's surface is covered with water?
Out of the total water on Earth, what is the approximate percentage of freshwater?
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
Who proclaimed dams as the 'temples of modern India'?
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on which river?
Hirakud Dam is constructed on which river?
In which state is the Bhakra Nangal Dam located?
What was the traditional method of rainwater harvesting in the arid region of Rajasthan called?
In which hilly and mountainous region are diversion channels known as 'guls' or 'kuls' built for agriculture?
Which state has made rooftop rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses across the state?
What is the primary cause of water scarcity?
What are traditional rooftop rainwater harvesting tanks in Rajasthan commonly connected to?
Which of the following is a multi-purpose river project in India?
What is the main objective of building dams?
Which river basin experiences intense water pollution mainly due to industrial effluents and urban waste?
What does 'palar pani' refer to in the arid regions of Rajasthan?
Which social movement was organized against the Sardar Sarovar Dam built on the Narmada River?
According to Falkenmark, water stress occurs when water availability is below how many cubic metres per person per day?
Which of the following is a disadvantage of large dams?
In which remote village of Karnataka has bamboo drip irrigation system been used for over 200 years?
Which of the following multipurpose river projects is constructed on the Sutlej-Beas river basin?
Raja Bhoj Lake, which was built in the 11th century and is one of the largest artificial lakes of its time, is located in which state of India?
In which of the following states is rooftop rainwater harvesting compulsory across all houses?
Which traditional water harvesting system is commonly practiced in the arid and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan, particularly in Bikaner, Phalodi, and Barmer, for storing drinking water?