Ground Water

Q.

Which of the following is not influenced by human activities?

1. Depletion of ground water

2. Destruction of mangroves

3. Increase extinction rate of species

4. None of these

Q.

Which one of the following is responsible for the sustenance of underground water?

1. Loss of vegetation cover

2. The diversion for high water demanding crops

3. Pollution from urban wastes

4. Afforestation

Q.

Aquifer is the name given to the part of groundwater which-

1. is stored between layers of hard rock below ground water.

2. has been extracted and stored in tanks.

3. is purified form of ground water.

4. evaporates from the ground.

Q.

Water harvesting is a very successful method of conserving groundwater.

1. True
2. False

Q.

The seeping of rainwater is one of the major sources of ground water.

1. False

2. True