CH 17 ANCIENT SOURCES OF WATER ( ANSWERS)

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Rivers
2. Stepwell
3. Irrigation
4. Electric pumps
5. Sprinkle

B. Match the following columns.

1. Baoli. c. Stepwell
2. Deep bores. d. Hand pumps
3. Sprinkler irrigation a. Artificial rain
4. Piaos. e. Earthen pots full of water at roadsides
5. Well. b . Deep hole dug in the ground

C. Give reasons for the following

1. Because water was easily available for irrigation, drinking and transportation.

2. Because areas receives rainfall only in particular months or less rainfall and are situated
far away from Rivers.

3. Because it would led to the reduction of the amount of available water underground, also
affects the quality of the soil and water is not wasted.

4. Because canals are connected with Rivers and water reservoirs of dams.

5. The baolis were built to store water as a backup during droughts.

D. Answer the following questions.

1. A baoli or stepwell is a deep well in which water is stored and can be reached by climbing
down a number of steps.
In the past, it was used as a backup during droughts and also for community activities and
religious ceremonies.

2. A deep hole is dug in the ground where underground water is it available. Water is taken
out from the well with the help of the pulley. Pulley is a wheel with a grooved outer rim.
A bucket is tied at the end of the rope and the rope is fitted in the groove of the wheel.
As the rope is released the buckets goes down into the well. When the bucket gets filled
with water, it is taken out of the well by pulling the rope.

3. The process of supplying water to the field by artificial means is called irrigation.
The major sources of irrigation are canals, tube well, hand pumps and well.

4. In furrow irrigation, the fields are made into numbers of ridges and furrows . Water are
supplied in the furrow and crops are raised in the ridges.
In flood irrigation, water from a canal is allowed to flow into the field from a high level and
the water slowly spreads over the field. This method is used only in places where a lot of
water is available.

5. Persian wheels is a wheel that uplift underground water from a dug of about 5 to 10
metres deep.
The wheel with bucket attached to the rim is submerged vertically. When the wheel is
rotated with the help of bullocks or electric pumps, the buckets at the bottom are filled
with water and when they rotate the bucket empties the water in the channels that
irrigates the land .

Work book (ANSWERS)

A. Complete the given flowchart.

Ans. Furrow, Flood, Sprinkler, Drip and Bounds

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. Water is taken out from the well with the help of a pulley.
 1. Canal are dug from rivers or tanks to let the water flow to the crop fields.

3. Tubewell work on electricity or diesel pumps to draw the water out.

4. In irrigation, water is sprayed on standing crops in the form of artificial sprinkler

rain.

C. Identify the following.

Well
Stepwell or Boali
Tubewell
Handpump

D. Answer the following questions.

1. A baoli or a step well is a deep well in which water can be reached by climbing
down a number of steps. These are ancient water reservoirs, where huge amounts
of water could be stored. They were built by ancient rulers to provide and store
water as back up during droughts.
2.
S. Well Handpump
No
1. It is a big hole dug in the ground Deep bore is dug into the earth.
2. Pulley is used to draw out water. Hand pump is used to draw out
water.
3. Rope , pulley and bucket are Metal handle is used.
used.

3. The process of supplying water to the field by artificial means is called irrigation.