REVISION WORKSHEET- SOIL RESOURCES

Question 1
I MCQs
(i) Inundation canals are taken from
(a) canals (b) Peninsular rivers (c) Perennial rivers (d) Seasonal rivers

(v) A tank can be constructed in the area of

(a) undulating relief
(b) underlying hard rocks
(c) natural depressions
(d) All the above

(ii) ____ is the most efficient mode of irrigation

(a) Well irrigation (b) Sprinkler irrigation (c) Drip irrigation (d) Tank irrigation

(iii) Gully erosion is common in the

a) Ganga basin (b) Chambal valley
c) Rajasthan (d) plains

(iv) Which of the following is not correct for well irrigation?

(a) Well water can be brackish
(b) Well is an independent source of irrigation
(c) Well irrigation is an old method of irrigation
(d) Wells can irrigate 400-450 hectares of land

(v) The area where water collects after the rain is termed as
(a) Catchment area (b) water shed (c) percolation area (d) aquifer

Question 2
Name the following
(i) Two methods of recharging ground aquifers
(ii) Two states where canal irrigation is extensively used.
(iii) Two states where tube wells are common
(iv) Two states where tank irrigation is popular
(v) Two states where perennial wells are widely used

Question 3
Give one geographical reason for each of the following statements:
(i)Canal irrigation leads to the ground around it becoming unproductive.
Ans: Land around a canal can become marshy, regular flooding can lead to salt
effervescence
(ii)Tank irrigation is popular in Tamil Nadu.
Ans: Tamil Nadu has natural depressions and hard rocky subsurface as it lies on
Deccan plateau. This is favourable for tank irrigation
(iii) Rainwater harvesting improves the quality of water.
Ans: Rainwater harvesting can improve water quality by reducing the amount of
pollution in surface water.
(iv) Drip irrigation reduces loss of water through evaporation.
(v) Inundation canals are being converted to perennial canals.
(vii) Canals make the soil infertile.
(viii) Tube well irrigation is quite expensive.
(ix) Tank irrigation is preferred over other means of irrigation in India.
(x) Ground water reserves are depleting at a fast rate.
(ix) Most of the South Indian States are not suitable for the development of canal irrigation.
(x) There is an urgent need for conservation of water in India.
(xi) Development of irrigation is essential for the growth of the agricultural sector in India.

Question 4’
Answer the following
(i) Give one advantage for the following:
(a) Sprinkler irrigation (b) Tube wells (c) Rooftop harvesting
(ii) Mention two advantages that surface wells have over inundation canals.
(iii) Explain briefly the need to conserve water/ Explain the reasons for the shortage of
water in many states of India/Justify the need to conserve water.
(iv) What is meant by ‘water scarcity? What has caused this scarcity in India?
(v) State two drawbacks of conventional methods of irrigation in India.
(vi) Give one disadvantage of tube well irrigation.
(vii) What is drip irrigation? How is it helpful?
(viii) What is meant by traditional/ conventional means of irrigation? Name two
conventional methods of irrigation.
(ix) Briefly explain the following terms- (a) Surface water (b) Roof top rainwater harvesting
(c) Inundation canal
(x) State the local names of the storing mechanisms or water receptacles in the (a) Western
Himalayas (b) Deccan Plateau (c) Central India (d) Gangetic plains
(xi) Mention two objectives of rain water harvesting.
(xii) State two measures that the government should adopt to handle the present water
crisis.
(xiii) Differentiate between primitive and modern methods of irrigation.

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