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Water: A Precious Resource: Practice 002

Build Understanding

Question 1mcq

What is the water table?

A.A table made of ice

B.The top of a river wave

C.The upper level of groundwater below the surface

D.A chart showing rainfall colours

Question 2mcq

Which statement about an aquifer is correct?

A.It is a cloud full of dust.

B.It is a type of mirror.

C.It is a plant reproductive organ.

D.It is an underground layer that can hold and transmit groundwater.

Question 3mcq

A village well dries earlier each summer than before. What is one likely explanation?

A.The water table has fallen.

B.The well has become a convex mirror.

C.The soil has stopped occupying space.

D.The water cycle no longer exists.

Question 4mcq

In a diagram of soil and rock layers, where should groundwater be labelled?

A.Only above clouds

B.In saturated spaces below the water table

C.Inside leaves only

D.On the road surface only

Question 5mcq

Why do tube wells often reach deeper than ordinary open wells?

A.They collect only sunlight.

B.They pump air into clouds.

C.They may need to access deeper groundwater layers.

D.They avoid touching water.

Apply and Explain

Question 6mcq

Which human activity can lower the water table?

A.Planting trees near recharge areas

B.Collecting rainwater for recharge

C.Fixing leaking taps

D.Pumping groundwater faster than it is recharged

Question 7mcq

Why can increasing population contribute to water scarcity?

A.More people need more water for daily use.

B.More people make water heavier.

C.Population has no relation to water demand.

D.More people stop evaporation everywhere.

Question 8mcq

Which farming practice may worsen groundwater depletion?

A.Drip irrigation

B.Over-irrigation using tube wells

C.Mulching soil

D.Rainwater harvesting

Question 9mcq

A student blames water scarcity only on low rainfall. What other factor can also cause it?

A.Too many rainbows

B.Too much reflection from mirrors

C.Wasteful use and over-extraction of groundwater

D.More flowers in gardens always.

Question 10mcq

Which sign most directly indicates local groundwater stress?

A.More stars visible at night

B.Leaves changing colour in autumn only

C.Mirrors showing smaller images

D.Many wells becoming deeper or drying up