Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The source of surface water is from
(A) Streams and rivers
(B) Storage reservoirs
(C) Springs
(D) Ponds and lakes
Description : Most important source of water for public water supply, is from (A) Lakes (B) Ponds (C) Streams (D) Rivers
Last Answer : (D) Rivers
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The underground sources of water, is from (A) Wells (B) Springs (C) Infiltration wells (D) Storage reservoirs
Last Answer : (D) Storage reservoirs
Description : What is the difference between streams and rivers and ponds and lakes?
Last Answer : Streams and rivers flow down a long path and ponds and lakesstay in one place and not flowing like streams and rivers.
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Rivers, lakes, oceans and springs get water from the rains (B) Rain water is obtained by evaporation from rivers, lakes and oceans (C) Water remains in atmosphere as vapours (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Assertion A. : Discharging the effluents from the oxidation ponds just up stream of lakes or reservoirs is undesirable. Reason (R) : The discharged algae get settled in the reservoirs and cause anaerobic decomposition and other ... of A C. A is true but R is false D. A is false but R is true
Last Answer : ANS: A
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The net amount of water which joins the surface streams in a catchment, is known as surface run-off (B) The amount of water which ... over the catchment, is termed as the yield of the drainage basin (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The ratio of the total sediment deposited in the reservoir to the total sediment flowing in the river, is called trap efficiency ( ... less (C) Large capacity reservoirs on small rivers generally silt more (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Water may not contain much impurity if its source is (A) Reservoirs (B) Stream flowing in plains (C) Lakes in lower regions (D) Spring along hill slopes
Last Answer : (D) Spring along hill slopes
Description : Underground water is obtained from (A) Rains (B) Rivers (C) Lakes (D) Springs
Last Answer : (D) Springs
Description : Amphibians lay their eggs in ponds and slow moving streams
Last Answer : Amphibians lay their eggs in ponds and slow moving streams
Description : The largest reservoir of fresh water is : (1) Glaciers (2) Ground Water (3) Ponds (4) Lakes
Last Answer : (1) Glaciers Explanation: The largest water reservoir is the ocean, containing 97.3% of all water on Earth. Only 2.8 % of all the water on Planet Earth is fresh water. Three-quarters of all ... ice is the second largest reservoir of water on Earth and the largest reservoir of fresh water on Earth!
Description : Lagoons used for purification of polluted water (A) Are large shallow artificial lakes also known as clarification lakes, maturation ponds or oxidation ponds (B) Use micro-organisms/bacteria in presence of dissolved oxygen (C) Gives an ... 1 mg/litre and BOD = 3.8 mg/litre (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : Presence of nitrogen and phosphorous in waste water discharged into lakes and ponds causes (A) Foaming (B) Odour nuisances (C) Undesirable plant growth (D) Turbidity
Last Answer : (C) Undesirable plant growth
Last Answer : Glaciers
Description : Which is the main source of irrigation of Agricultural land in India? a. Tanks b. Rivers c. Streams d. Canals e. Wells
Last Answer : e. Wells
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) With passage of time, the strength of cement increases (B) With passage of time, the strength of cement decreases (C) After a ... of cement reduces to 50% (D) The concrete made with storage deteriorated cement, gains strength with time
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The rate of evaporation from reservoirs may be determined by (A) Pan-measurement method (B) Empirical formulae (C) Storage equation method (D) All the above
Description : In alpine regions reservoirs are created a) To regulate the flow of melting water from icefields b) To give the alpine populations enough water c) To make larger rivers smaller d) To get enough water into the main rivers
Last Answer : a) To regulate the flow of melting water from icefields
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. Intake of water supply should (A) Be nearer to the treatment plant (B) Receive water from purer zone of the source (C) Be located downstream of waste water disposal point (D) Remain easily accessible during floods
Last Answer : (C) Be located downstream of waste water disposal point
Description : Sharp crested weirs are generally used (A) For large flows (B) For small flows (C) For streams carrying high sediment loads (D) For rivers carrying floating debris
Description : If people live far away from streams lakes and river where can they get there water?
Last Answer : well i belive it will have to be rain
Description : Which of the following statements are correct? I. Rann of Kachchh is formed by the recession of the sea. II. Kuchaman, Sambhar and Didwana are salt water lakes. III. The land to the east of Aravallis is known as Bagar. IV. The ... II and IV (2) I, III and IV (3) II, III and IV (4) I, II, III and IV
Last Answer : (1) I, II and IV
Description : What is Water that runs off the surface of the Earth in lakes or Rivers?
Last Answer : Hi
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Free surface ground water is subjected to atmospheric pressure (B) Water table surface rises and falls with seasons (C) ... directly proportional to the rate of drawl of water (D) Level of water table remains stationary
Last Answer : (D) Level of water table remains stationary
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Tresguet did not provide the top camber for the drainage of surface water (B) Tresguet provided the top camber for the drainage of surface ... (D) Macadam provided a camber to the formation at the dug-up state, to drain percolated water
Description : For constructing a terrazzo floor, Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) A base course is prepared as in cement concrete flooring (B) A 32 mm thick layer of cement concrete ... final grinding is over, oxalic acid mixed with water is spread over and rubbed hard with soft material
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : What is the name given to the excessive growth of algae and other primary producers in streams and lakes as a result of an input of soil nutrients? The name begins with the letter "E".
Last Answer : ANSWER: EUTROPHICATION
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The bottom and top ends of slump mould are parallel to each other (B) The axis of the mould is perpendicular to the end faces (C) The ... clean and free from set cement (D) The mould is in the form of a frustum of hexagonal pyramid
Description : in many places how can drinking from rivers and ponds affect a persons health?
Last Answer : Water in rivers, ponds, lakes are polluted. They can haveparasites, animal waste, oil, human waste, pollution from upstreamindustry, dumping of chemicals , and a million other things.
Description : How can drinking from most rivers and ponds affect a person's health?
Last Answer : It contains poisonous chemicals that imperils your lives.
Description : How can drinking from rivers and ponds affect a persons health?
Description : Deep ponds, in which oxygen is absent except, perhaps, across a relatively thin surface layer, are called : (a) Aerobic ponds (b) Anaerobic ponds (c) Facultative ponds (d) Polishing ponds
Last Answer : (b) Anaerobic ponds
Description : What is called when a river ans all the streams and smaller rivers that flow into in together make up a?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : what rivers receive water from smaller streams call?
Last Answer : source
Description : Which one among the following is not a reason for practising tank irrigation in the Peninsular India? [NDA 2011] (a) The undulating relief and hard rocks (b) little percolation of rain ... of Peninsular India are perennial (d) There are many streams which become torrential during rainy season
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : How will this affect the mountain streams and rivers downstream?
Last Answer : Since we have no idea what "this" might be, we can't answer thequestion properly.
Description : Are swans found in rivers and streams?
Last Answer : The habitats favoured by swans vary with species, but they are often found on rivers and streams, particularly slower flowing ones. They also frequent lakes.
Description : Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapatanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam? (a) Cauvery (b) Tungabhadra (c) Krishna (d) Godavari
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Which of the following group of rivers in India are likely to show the least erosional activity? (a) Himalayan rivers (b) Those rising in the Great Plain of India (c) The thin streams flowing into the Arabian Sea (d) The eastward flowing Peninsular rivers
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Mark the correct option a) Branch lines which radiate from head offices and large sub-offices connecting them with less important sub and branch offices in the interior of districts, or lines which ... unbridged streams and rivers, and for carrying them over difficult roads. d) All the above
Last Answer : d) All the above
Description : The following is an example of Terrestrial Biome A. Tropical rain forest B. Rivers C. Streams D. All of the above
Last Answer : A. Tropical rain forest
Description : While selecting the location of an intake for collecting surface water, the factor considered, is (A) The intake point should be near as far as possible to the treatment plant (B) The intake point should ... (C) The intake point in meandering rivers should be on concave banks (D) All the above
Description : The low temperature reservoir of the heat reservoirs is known as ______. A. Source reservoir B. Heel reservoir C. Toe reservoir D. Sink reservoir
Last Answer : Sink reservoir
Description : When Fur trading posts were set up along Midwest rivers and lakes following the route of which two explorers?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : Select incorrect statement from the following [ A ] With passage of time, the strength of cement decreases [ B ] With passage of time, the strength of cement increases [ C ] After a period ... cement reduces to 50% [ D ] The concrete made with storage deteriorated cement; gains strength with time.
Last Answer : [ B ] With passage of time, the strength of cement increases
Description : If continents weren't separated by large bodies of water, and the entire world lived on one piece of land (but still with lakes and rivers) do you think there would be less hatred and ignorance in the world?
Last Answer : No – I think it would be as bad or worse since some of the worst conflicts are between neighboring countries or tribes.
Description : How do wells get their water from underground rivers/aquifers/lakes/deposits? -Geography
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Put the following types of water in order from largest amount found on earth to smallest:glaciers/licecaps,groundwater,rivers/lakes,saltwater?
Last Answer : Oceans lakes swamps glaciers and surface water