This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Agriculture > Irrigation India – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Irrigation India Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... river basin has the highest ground water potential A) Ganga. B) Godavari. C) Narmada. D) Brahmaputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganga. 2. Water demand is high where? A) Crops is more. B) Land availability is more. C) Both 1&2. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both 1&2. 3. Irrigation means ..... A) Growing new plants in the desert. B) Using the date palm trees to build houses. C) Putting water on to dry land so that crops will grow well. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Putting water on to dry land so that crops will grow well. 4. What is the moisture depth available for evapotranspiration in root zone of 1m depth soil, if dry weight of soil is 1.5 g/cc, field capacity is 30% and permanent wilting point is 10%? A) 300 mm. B) 150 mm. C) 250 mm. D) 30mm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 300 mm. 5. During what age the falaj system was found? A) During the incense age. B) During the iron age. C) During the money century. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During the iron age. 6. The irrigation system was controlled so that water was used for people first then? A) Cattle raring. B) Farming. C) Villagers. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Farming. 7. In india rainfall is limited to how many months of a year? A) 4. B) 3. C) 2. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 8. The most common method among surface methods of irrigation A) Flooding. B) Check basin. C) Basin. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Check basin. 9. The farmer digs trenches, or furrows, along the crop rows and fills them with water, which seeps into the ground and provides moisture to plant roots. A) Flood irrigation. B) Spray irrigation. C) Drip irrigation. D) Furrow irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Furrow irrigation. 10. Droughts occur due to the scarcity of A) Seasonal rainfall. B) Continues rainfall. C) Irregular distribution of rain. D) Scanty rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irregular distribution of rain. 11. Traditional irrigation systems are-? A) Cheap and efficient. B) Expensive and efficient. C) Cheap but less efficient. D) Expensive and less efficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cheap but less efficient. 12. Watering of plants through artificial means ..... A) Soil conservation. B) Irrigation. C) Soil erosion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irrigation. 13. Agriculture and sheep rearing are also practised on the A) Southwestern. B) Eastern. C) Northern. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southwestern. 14. Plants nearly contain ..... % water? A) 90. B) 70. C) 99. D) 66.6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 90. 15. In which part of India there is insufficient amount of rainfall production & drought? A) South western India. B) North western India & Deccan plateau. C) Only northern part of India. D) Only eastern part of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) North western India & Deccan plateau. 16. Approximately one third of freshwater is used for agriculture in ..... A) United States. B) China. C) India. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United States. 17. The temperature varies from 5*C in summers to A) 21*. B) 23*. C) 100*. D) 20*. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 23*. 18. River lift system depends upon ..... A) Natural flow of water, like river and pond. B) Dams. C) Pumps. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pumps. 19. .....and ..... are the important cities A) Ssisat and illisut. B) India and dubai. C) Ohio and gujrat. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ssisat and illisut. 20. Corrugation is a type of ..... irrigation A) Surface. B) Sub surface. C) Furrow. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Furrow. Next →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesIrrigation India Quiz 2Irrigation India Quiz 3Irrigation India Quiz 4Agriculture And Its Types QuizAgriculture QuizCropping Seasons QuizMajor Crop Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books