AP 7th Class Social Bits Chapter 3 Tanks and Ground Water with Answers

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AP State Syllabus 7th Class Social Bits 3rd Lesson Tanks and Ground Water with Answers

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Question 1.
Our ancestors have tried to use rain water by building.
A) Tanks
B) Wells
C) Borewells
D) Dams
Answer:
A) Tanks

Question 2.
Rocks which have cracks or pores in them and can contain water are called …………
A) Pervious rocks
B) Impervious rocks
C) Granites
D) Limestone
Answer:
A) Pervious rocks

Question 3.
The layer of water which accumu¬lates under the ground among rocks is called
A) Topsoil
B) Shale rock
C) Limestone
D) Aquifer
Answer:
D) Aquifer

Question 4.
………… water is usually mixed with many minerals
A) Tank
B) Rain
C) Ground
D) None
Answer:
C) Ground

Question 5.
Today’s generation has received ……………… from the past as a sacred asset,
A) Land
B) Gold
C) Water
D) Forest
Answer:
C) Water

Question 6.
Under ……….. projects trees and grasses are planted on the hill slopes from where a stream s,tarts and small bunds are built across streams to stop the flow of water.
A) Tanks
B) Check dams
C) Dams
D) Watershed
Answer:
D) Watershed

Question 7.
In Rainy season water level goes …………
A) upper
B) same
C) deep
D) deeper
Answer:
A) upper

Question 8.
The level of groundwater also called
A) water table
B) water cycle
C) water tanks
D) waterfalls
Answer:
A) water table

Question 9.
The flow of rainwater is checked by
A) vegetation
B) check dams
C) fertilizers
D) chemicals
Answer:
A) vegetation

Question 10.
Sandstones are found in ………… district in Andhra Pradesh.
A) Guntur
B) Krishna
C) Anantapur
D) Prakasam
Answer:
D) Prakasam

Question 11.
The main chance to store water
A) changing the river course
B) digging canals
C) building tanks
D) arranging flows
Answer:
C) building tanks

Question 12.
These persons took up building tanks in the olden days.
A) Kings
B) Army leaders
C) Leaders
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 13.
Who made repairs to tank bunds?
A) Kings
B) Villagers
C) Army heads
D) None
Answer:
B) Villagers

Question 14.
A person who regulated the use of water from the tank
A) Neeru Katte Manisi
B) Neerati
C) Unemployed
D) Both A & B
Answer:
D) Both A & B

Question 15.
The main use of tank
A) It fulfills the needs of people.
B) It supplies drinking water to animals.
C) It helps in irrigating their fields in such a way that even during drought years.
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 16.
The most important use of tanks
A) it never controls water flow.
B) soil eradication is high.
C) the silt in tanks is used in fields to fertilize the soil.
D) none of these.
Answer:
C) the silt in tanks is used in fields to fertilize the soil.

Question 17.
The main reason for the decline of tanks
A) desilting have not been done
B) repairs have not been done properly
C) people used the tank lands for building houses
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 18.
The programme introduced by the Andhra Pradesh state government for minor irrigation tanks aims at the removal of silt from tank beds and repair and construction of tank bunds.
A) Mission Kakatiya
B) Mana Uuru – Mana Cheruvu
C) Neeru Chettu – Neeru Pragathi
D) Both A & B
Answer:
C) Neeru Chettu – Neeru Pragathi

Question 19.
Under groundwater is extracted from these
A) wells
B) tubewells
C) both A & B
D) tanks
Answer:
C) both A & B

Question 20.
The rocky layer that has cracks, pores is
A) strong
B) soft
C) weightless
D) easy
Answer:
B) soft

Question 21.
Granite, Kadapa limestone are examples of these stone
A) strong rocky layer
B) soft rocky layer
C) rocky layer with no weight
D) all the above
Answer:
A) strong rocky layer

Question 22.
Pakala cheruvu is in which district?
A) Chittoor
B) Anantapur
C) Kurnool
D) Krishna
Answer:
A) Chittoor

Question 23.
Most of the layers under the earth in Andhra Pradesh are hard and water cannot go beneath them are of this kind
A) coal
B) granite
C) sandstone
D) clay
Answer:
B) granite

Question 24.
Thick layers are present in the regions near the great rivers like the Krishna and the Godavari
A) sand
B) alluvial soil
C) both A & B
D) none
Answer:
C) both A & B

Question 25.
This should be done to increase water table
A) growing plants
B) storing water by constructing dams
C) growing grass on the slopes of hills
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 26.
This helps to increase the water table
A) rivers
B) wells
C) kuntas
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 27.
The trails to increase water table are called so
A) Watershed development programs
B) Dharawahikalu
C) Water storage projects
D) Water capacity projects
Answer:
A) Watershed development programs

Question 28.
These are with groundwater
A) minerals
B) pesticides
C) dust particles
D) none
Answer:
A) minerals

Question 29.
The mineral salts that are most in water in our state
A) Salt, Fluoride
B) Chloride, Iron
C) Nitrate
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 30.
If somebody drinks water that contains Salt, Fluoride, Chloride, Iron, Nitrate, etc., they get diseases related to these
A) bones
B) teeth
C) both A & B
D) nerves
Answer:
C) both A & B

Question 31.
This water is the common property of all
A) river water
B) under groundwater
C) both A & B
D) none
Answer:
C) both A & B

Question 32.
People should follow the system regarding water
A) water should be used economically.
B) steps to be taken to store water.
C) water should be handed over to future generations as pious property.
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 33.
The picture shows

A) Save water
B) Save land
C) Save the forest
D) None
Answer:
A) Save water

Question 34.
This is true in the context of water usage
A) Groundwater to be treated as a common resource of all people
B) Water should be used in a restrained manner
C) Water conservation methods to be developed and practiced
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 35.
The most important thing is that tanks helped to prevent
A) Run-off of Rainwater
B) The erosion of topsoils
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 36.

During the summer season the groundwater level is
A) Decreasing
B) Increasing
C) Remain same
D) Totally disappears
Answer:
A) Decreasing

Question 37.

What does the picture show?
A) The person affected with fluoride water
B) The person affected with polio
C) The person affected with paralysis
D) None
Answer:
A) The person affected with fluoride water

Question 38.
The Arid region of our country is
A) Punjab
B) Rajasthan
C) Meghalaya
D) Kerala
Answer:
B) Rajasthan

Question 39.
In which of these places do you expect maximum percolation to take place
A)
B)
C)
D)
Answer:
(c)

Question 40.
In the future which of the following is expected to increase the risk of flooding?
A) Decrease in rainfall
B) Increase in water pollution
C) Ocean currents
D) Urbanisation
Answer:
D) Urbanisation

Question 41.
Check dams and bunds help in
A) Generating electricity
B) Increasing rainfall
C) increasing groundwater
D) Increasing soil erosion
Answer:
C) increasing groundwater

Question 42.
Which of the following is a program initiated by the Government for de-silting of tanks in Andhra Pradesh?
A) Polam Pilustondi
B) Inkuduguntalu
C) Vanam – Manam
D) Neeru-Chettu
Answer:
D) Neeru-Chettu

Question 43.
The present Water Resources Minister of the State of Andhra Pradesh
A) Yanamala Ramakrishnudu
B) Nara Lokesh
C) Ganta Srinivasa Rao
D) Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao
Note: Present – Dr. P. Anil Kumar.
Answer:
D) Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao

Question 44.
In many villages, people use water from wells for drinking. How does water get into wells?
A) It has to be poured into them from water tanks
B) Rain sinks down through the soil into them
C) It is pumped by large engines into the well
D) It evaporates from the inside of Earth.
Answer:
B) Rain sinks down through the soil into them

Question 45.
Observe the picture of Groundwater level in the rainy season in one region.

If you were to dig a new well in the rainy season in a region at what minimum depth would you get water.
A) 3 meters
B) 5 meters
C) 10 meters
D) 7.5 meters
Answer:
B) 5 meters

Question 46.
Water gets percolates through them
A) Shale rocks
B) Hard Rockey layer
C) Soft Previous Rock
D) Sand Rock
Answer:
C) Soft Previous Rock

Question 47.
A person who regulates the use of water from the tank
A) Pillas
B) Patla
C) Neerati
D) Panch
Answer:
C) Neerati

Question 48.
This is true in the context of water usage:
A) Groundwater to be treated as a common resource of all people
B) Water should be used in a restrained manner
C) Water conservation methods are to be developed and practiced
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Answer questions 49 and 50 based on the information given in the table below.

Place	Depth of the Water Table in Summer	Depth of the Water Table in Monsoon
A	5 meters	1 meter
B	10 meters	5 meters
c	100 meters	50 meters
D	20 meters	10 meters

Question 49.
Which place is most likely located in a delta region
A) Place A
B) Place B
C) Place C
D) Place D
Answer:
A) Place A

Question 50.
During summer, a 50 meter deep well will go dry in which place?
A) Place A
B) Place B
C) Place C
D) Place D
Answer:
C) Place C