CBSE Questions for Class 5 Evs Every Drop Counts Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

Why should we do rain water harvesting?
  • To make use of rain water
  • To store rain water
  • To increase the underground water level
  • All of these
3% of all the world’s water is:
  • Salt water
  • Unreachable
  • Ice
  • Fresh water
What does the raised platforms around the lake called?
  • Naulas
  • Chabutras
  • Ghats
  • Sar
Lakes and______ were made to collect water.
  • Ghats
  • Talabs
  • Johads
  • Chabutaras
 What was the major difference between common wells & step wells?
  • Water has to be drawn up in common wells, whereas in step wells, people can go down the steps & reach the water
  • Water has to be drawn up in step wells, whereas in common wells, people can go down the steps & reach the water
  • Common wells are larger than step wells
  • Step wells are cheaper than common wells
Ghadsisar is present in which city of Rajasthan?
  • Jodhpur
  • Jaisalmer
  • Jaipur
  • Bikaner
Rainwater collected in this lake spread over many________?
  • Kilometeres
  • Metres
  • Inches
  • Miles
Which of the following is a way to collect water in homes?
  • Drip irrigation
  • Borewell
  • Rainwater harvesting
  • Tubewells
Which of the following is considered as a primary source of water?
  • Rainwater
  • River water
  • Pond water
  • Groundwater
In which year was 'Ganga Action Plan' launched?
  • 1986
  • 1985
  • 1988
  • 1990
The burden of shortfalls in water supply falls mostly on the ______________.
  • Rich
  • Poor
  • Both
  • None of these
The total percentage of fresh drinking water on earth is around:
  • $$0.3$$%
  • $$10$$%
  • $$25$$%
  • $$40$$%

Which of the following will not help in conservation of water?
  • Drip irrigation
  • Planting more trees
  • Water treatment plant
  • Cutting trees to check water loss due to transpiration
What do you understand by water management?
  • Conservation of water
  • Using water for important purposes
  • Avoid wastage of water
  • All of these

'Every drop counts' is the slogan related to __________.
  • Counting of drops of any liquid
  • Counting of water drops
  • Importance of water
  • Importance of counting
How many lakes are connected in Ghadsisar?
  • 8
  • 7
  • 9
  • 5
Gadhsisar lake is located in ____________ state.
  • Rajasthan
  • Maharashtra
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Haryana
 Al-Biruni came from a place now known as _____ ?
  • Tajikistan
  • Pakistan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Iran
Who built Gadhsisar?
  • King Gadhsi of Jaisalmer
  • Akbar from Delhi
  • Aurangzeb
  • QutubShahi Sultan
Al-Biruni wrote about which of the following?
  • Ponds
  • Trees
  • Animals
  • Forests
Artificial lakes were made in earlier times in order to save ______ water.
  • Ground water
  • Rain water
  • Fresh water
  • Drinking water
Choose whether true or false- Ghadsisar was built in such a way that when one lake was filled, extra water flowed into another lake at a lower level.
  • True
  • False
Al-Biruni noticed that for less crowding there were ________ in the entry of the lakes
  • Chabutaras
  • Ghats
  • Stairs
  • Talabs
The stamp for Al-Biruni came in?
  • 1988
  • 1973
  • 1937
  • 1946
Today, Ghadsisar is no more in use. Why?
  • Many new buildings and colonies have come up in between those nine lakes
  • It was not good as it was before
  • Not enough rainfall for harvesting the water
  • None of the above
The ________ belonged to everyone and
everyone took care to keep it clean. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank
  • Sar
  • Ghat
  • Talab
  • Chabutaras
The soil in the area of lakes and bavdis became unfertile
  • True
  • False
Which of the following was a consequence of harvesting rainwater in bavdis?
  • More water for everyone
  • The soil of the area also became wet and fertile
  • People had to do walk less for water
  • None of these
How did people save rainwater in their homes?
  • Creating lakes
  • Creating bavdis
  • Collecting it on their rooftops
  • Making common wells
Why were any beautiful stepwells made?
  • For thirsty travellers
  • To harvest water
  • To make the animals go away
  • None of the above
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