The aim is to create awareness on the reward and compensation that one draws out of prudent water uses.

Our ‘Water Quiz’ will be yet another attempt to inform and educate you on the facts and data related to water.

We do hope our efforts help in increasing your general knowledge which would also help you realise the overriding significance the subject draws in the present social scenario, where increased population and buildings throw additional demands on saving the ‘elixir of life.’

Several right answers in our questions that require detailed explanations would be elucidated by our columnist, S. Vishwanath, for giving you a better perspective of the subject and make you understand the core issues involved.

Happy quizzing!

1) Which source provides the maximum water that we use in India?

a) Lakes and tanks

b) Rivers and dams

c) Glaciers

d) Groundwater

2) High groundwater levels in the catchment have ……..

a) a positive effect on a streams and rivers and feed it

b) no effect on streams and rivers

c) a negative effect on streams on streams and rivers

d) none of the above

3) The primary source of groundwater is

a) Rivers

b) Streams

c) Rain

d) Lakes and tanks

4)Groundwater quality is affected by

a) Garbage dumps

b) Septic tanks

c) Soak pits

d) Leaking sewage lines

e) All of the above

5) Large volumes of groundwater can be found in

a) Limestone

b) Granite

c) Sandstone

d) Basalt

6) Testing groundwater quality should be done

a) During the drilling of the bore well

b) Once in five years

c) Once in a year at least

d) No need for testing groundwater it is always pure

ANSWERS:

1-d; 2-a; 3-c; 4-e;5-a; 6-c

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