Droughts

Q. What human activities play a part in causing droughts?

1. Overconsumption of water
2. Cleaning water
3. Pollution of water
4. Wastage of water

Q.

Which of the following are water-intensive crops?

1. Wheat and rice

2. Wheat and sugarcane

3. Sugarcane and rice

4. Wheat and gram

Q.

Jowar and Bajra are

1. Kharif crops

2. Rabi crops

3. Zaid

4. All of these

Q.

Which of the following crops require excess water for its growth?

1. Tomato

2. Sugar cane

3. Maize

4. Wheat

Q. Which of the following crops requires a lot of water to be grown?

1. Maize
2. Rice
3. Pulses
4. Millets

Q.

Choose the correct option

Assertion (A): Paddy is grown during the rainy season.

Reason (R): Paddy is a Kharif crop.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

3. A is true but R is false.

4. A is false but R is true.

Q. Kishore notices that his village has not received any rainfall for close to two years now. The water reserves of the village are about to get exhausted and the people of the village are unable to cultivate crops anymore. This situation refers to which of the following natural disasters?

1. Drought
2. Earthquake
3. Flood
4. Landslide

Q. Which of the following does not help reduce occurences of droughts?

1. Planting crops that require less water to grow.
2. Storing water in tanks and dams.
3. Using water indiscriminately.
4. Planting trees to increase humidity.

Q. Which of the following are necessary steps while tackling a drought?

1. Not wasting water at home and elsewhere.
2. Government involvement in providing viable solutions.
3. Storing water in tanks or dams.
4. Planting more trees in and around the affected region.

Q. Which of the following are necessary steps while tackling a drought?

1. Not wasting water at home and elsewhere.
2. Government involvement in providing viable solutions.
3. Storing water in tanks or dams.
4. Planting more trees in and around the affected region.