ASSIGNMENT # 2 Sub‐ Geography Class‐ X(2012‐13)
Chapter‐[(3) Water Resource; (4) Agriculture]
Q1: What are the sources of the fresh water? Explain, how water is a renewable resource?
Q2: Why is it predicted that by 2025, nearly two billion people will live in absolute water scarcity?
Q3: Explain the different amount of fresh water present in various sources in the world. What is the
ranking of India in terms of water availability?
Q4: “By 2025, it is predicted that large parts of India will join countries or regions having absolute water
scarcity”, why?
Q5: What is water scarcity? What are the causes of water scarcity?
Q6: Is it possible that an area or region may have ample water resources but is still facing water
scarcity? If yes, how?
Q7: How MNCs and urban lifestyles are responsible for water scarcity?
Q8: What is water pollution? What are the causes of water pollution? Why water conservation is
necessary?
Q9: What is a multipurpose river project? What are the different purposes fulfilled by the multipurpose
river projects?
Q10: What is a dam? Classify the dam on different basis? Why dams are called multipurpose projects?
Q11: Jawaharlal Nehru proudly proclaimed the dams as the “temples of modern India”; explain.
Q12: What are the advantages and drawbacks of multipurpose projects? Why multipurpose projects are
being opposed by different social groups?
Q13: What is the Narmada Bachao Andolan? Write in brief.
Q14: What are the causes of inter‐state water disputes? Name some of those disputes.
Q15: Why most of the objections arose to the multipurpose projects?
Q16: What is rainwater harvesting? Which are the different methods of rainwater harvesting practiced
in different parts of India?
Q17: What are tankas? Write the short description of it.
Q18: Why Rajasthan is losing the importance of Roof top Rainwater Harvesting?
Q19: Describe the rainwater harvesting method in Gendathur village of Karnataka.
Q20: What is bamboo drip irrigation system? How it is practiced?
Chapter‐[(3) Water Resource; (4) Agriculture]
Q1: What are the sources of the fresh water? Explain, how water is a renewable resource?
Q2: Why is it predicted that by 2025, nearly two billion people will live in absolute water scarcity?
Q3: Explain the different amount of fresh water present in various sources in the world. What is the
ranking of India in terms of water availability?
Q4: “By 2025, it is predicted that large parts of India will join countries or regions having absolute water
scarcity”, why?
Q5: What is water scarcity? What are the causes of water scarcity?
Q6: Is it possible that an area or region may have ample water resources but is still facing water
scarcity? If yes, how?
Q7: How MNCs and urban lifestyles are responsible for water scarcity?
Q8: What is water pollution? What are the causes of water pollution? Why water conservation is
necessary?
Q9: What is a multipurpose river project? What are the different purposes fulfilled by the multipurpose
river projects?
Q10: What is a dam? Classify the dam on different basis? Why dams are called multipurpose projects?
Q11: Jawaharlal Nehru proudly proclaimed the dams as the “temples of modern India”; explain.
Q12: What are the advantages and drawbacks of multipurpose projects? Why multipurpose projects are
being opposed by different social groups?
Q13: What is the Narmada Bachao Andolan? Write in brief.
Q14: What are the causes of inter‐state water disputes? Name some of those disputes.
Q15: Why most of the objections arose to the multipurpose projects?
Q16: What is rainwater harvesting? Which are the different methods of rainwater harvesting practiced
in different parts of India?
Q17: What are tankas? Write the short description of it.
Q18: Why Rajasthan is losing the importance of Roof top Rainwater Harvesting?
Q19: Describe the rainwater harvesting method in Gendathur village of Karnataka.
Q20: What is bamboo drip irrigation system? How it is practiced?
