Which of the following does not show water shortage?

According to the recommendation of United Nations (UN) minimum 50 liters of water per person per day should be provided. Hence, three buckets (nearly 60 liters) of water is sufficient for a person for one day.

Which of the following statement is or are correct?

Here, all the statements are correct. Hence your answer will be option [D].

Which of the following are not the liquid forms of water? Choose the correct combinations:

Snow and ice are frozen while water vapor is in gaseous state. Water from lake and river are in liquid state.

Read the following sentences carefully, and choose the correct one:

Here, all the statements are correct. Hence your answer will be option [D].

Sanjeev is doing his homework which is given by his teacher. Would you help him to choose the incorrect sentences?

Here, all the statements are correct. Hence your answer will be option [D].

Kriti is completed her science chapter where she wrote some statements. She wants to know whether the statements are correct or not? Kriti wants to take help from you:

Here, all the statements are correct. Hence your answer will be option [D].

In a science quiz competition, Soni are asked a question where she had to choose the statement which was/were incorrect?

Here, all the statements are correct. Hence your answer will be option [D].

Which of the following is a way to use water economically?

Among the given options, drip irrigation is a way to use water economically because the installation of drip irrigation techniques requires less amount of water.

On which of the following day is “World Water Day” observed?

22 March is celebrated as the World Water Day.

Recently, in a science class test, you are asked a question where you have to say whether the statements are correct or not?

Here, all the statements are correct. Hence your answer will be option [D].

The amount of water recommended by the United Nations for drinking, washing, cooking and maintaining proper hygiene per person per day.

The amount of water recommended by the United Nations for drinking, washing, cooking and maintaining proper hygiene is a minimum of 50 liters per person per day.

Read the following sentences carefully, and choose the correct one:

Here, all the statements are correct. Hence your answer will be option [D].

Water cycle does not involve which of the following?

Water cycle does not involve rainwater harvesting. Rainwater harvesting involves recharging the groundwater.

Which of the following inhibits the seepage of rainwater into ground?

A pukka or cemented floor is usually impervious to water, inhibiting the seepage of rain water into grounds.

Priyam appeared in class test but he confused to know the incorrect statement. Would you help him to know that?

The process of seeping of water into the ground is called “infiltration”.

Which of the following is not responsible for water shortage?

Rain is the source of water on earth. And about 71% of the earth’s surface is covered with water. Though, heavy rainfall is the source of water, not for water shortage.

Read the following sentences carefully, and choose the incorrect one:

Snow is also solid form of water. Water is present in liquid form in ocean, river, lakes, ponds and under the ground. Water is present in gas form as water vapor in the air or atmosphere around us. Water is present in solid form on snow covered mountains, glaciers and as ice caps on the poles of the earth.

The water bearing layer of the earth is called:

The main source of groundwater is the rain. The impermeable rock does not allow water to pass through it. So, water starts collecting above the impermeable rock and fills the soil and permeable rocks completely with water up to the level known as water table. The underground layer of soil and permeable rocks in which water collects under the ground is called an aquifer.

Which of the following process will be affected due to water scarcity on plants?

Plants need water to obtain nutrients from the soil, and to make food by the process of photosynthesis. The scarcity of water will affect the nutrient uptake by the plants and the process of food making photosynthesis in plants. The plants will not be able to make sufficient food for themselves and for animals. Remember, plants help in bringing rain by releasing a lot of water vapor into the atmosphere through transpiration. Scarcity of water for plants will reduce transpiration also.

Water which falls from the clouds as rain or snow is called:

Rain is the ultimate source of fresh water. In very cold regions, water drops in the sky freeze to forms snow leading to snowfall. Snow is the solid form of water. The water which falls from clouds as rain or snow is called precipitation.

In a science quiz competition, Shalu are asked a question where she had to choose the statement which was/were correct?

Here, all the statements are correct. Hence your answer will be option [D].

Check-dams were built on the river “Rukmavati” and its tributaries in Gujarat mainly to

In 1989, the village people of Bhujpur of Gujrat state along with a Non-Governmental Organization decided to harvest rainwater as there were shortage of water. For this purpose, 18 check dams were built on Rukmavati river and its many tributaries flowing through the area. The rainwater held by check dams seeped into the ground and recharge the groundwater in aquifers.

What percentage of the earth’s surface is covered with water?

Rain is the source of water on earth. And about 71% of the earth’s surface is covered with water.

In the last year board examination, Ankush were asked a question where he had to choose the statement which was/were correct? Reason for depletion of water table are:

Here, all the statements are correct. Hence your answer will be option [D].

It may be possible that we are living in an area where there is sufficient rainfall and yet there is shortage of water, because of:

Here, all the statements are correct for the shortage of water. Hence your answer will be option [D].

Some of the effects of scarcity of water on plants are:

Here, all the statements are correct. Hence your answer will be option [D].

What role you can play to minimize wastage of water:

Here, all the statements are correct. Hence your answer will be option [D].

In a science quiz competition, Latika are asked a question where she had to choose the statement which was/were incorrect?

The scarcity of water will affect the nutrient uptake by the plants and the process of food making (photosynthesis) in plants. So, due to scarcity of water, the plants will not be able to make sufficient food for themselves and for animals (including human beings). This will lead to severe shortage of food leading to famine.

Class 7 Science Chapter 16 MCQ

Class 7 Science Chapter 16 MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) of Water: A Precious Resource with answers and explanation of each question updated for academic session 2021-2022. All the questions are useful for school test, terminal test, or final exams.

Class 7 Science chapter 16 MCQ contains the questions covering all the topics of NCERT textbook. These MCQ Online test is helpful to revise the complete chapter in the format of tests.

Class 7 Science Chapter 16 MCQ for 2021-2022

Class: 7	Science
Chapter: 16	Water: A Precious Resource
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Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect one:

[A]. The saline water of seas and oceans is not fit for human consumption.

[B]. The water which is fit for use by human beings is called fresh water.

[C]. The readily available fresh water for use by human beings is only is 0.014% of all the fresh water present on the earth.

[D]. None of the above

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A man digging the ground near a water body found that the soil was moist. As he kept digging deeper and deeper he reached a level, where all the spaces between particles of soil and gaps between rocks where filled with water. The upper limit of this layer is called:

[A]. Water level

[B]. Water table

[C]. Ground water

[D]. Water limit

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Some of the causes for the shortage of water are:

[A]. Day by day increasing population

[B]. Growing irrigation requirement of agriculture

[C]. Rapid growth of industries

[D]. All the above

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Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect one:

[A]. The water table varies from place to place and it may even change at a given place.

[B]. The water table rises and falls depending upon the amount of rainwater which seeps into the ground, and on how much ground water is drawn out.

[C]. The village children cannot attend their school regularly because they spend hours in fetching water.

[D]. None of the above

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“Every Drop Counts” is a slogan related to:

[A]. Counting of drops of any liquid

[B]. Counting of water drops

[C]. Importance of water

[D]. Importance of counting

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In a quiz competition, you are asked a question where you have to choose the statement which is/ are incorrect?

[A]. Depletion means reduction or lowering the amount of something.

[B]. We draw groundwater for our use with the help of wells, tube wells, and hand pumps.

[C]. When it rains, the rain water seeps into the ground and the groundwater is recharged.

[D]. None of the above

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Which of the following is not an effect of acute scarcity of water on plants?

[A]. Shortage of food

[B]. Shortage of oxygen

[C]. Shortage of carbon dioxide

[D]. Shortage of rainfall

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Which of the following statement is or are incorrect?

[A]. A huge amount of water is required for the construction work.

[B]. The increasing population needs more and more water for its day-to-day activities.

[C]. At the time of scanty rainfall much more ground water is drawn out by the people for various purposes.

[D]. If there are less number of trees and plants in the forest, more rain water will seep into the ground.

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Which of the following does not deplete the water table at a place?

[A]. Increasing number of tube-wells

[B]. Increasing deforestation

[C]. Scanty rainfall

[D]. Increasing snowfall

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Some of the factors which affect the water table at a place and make it go down are:

[A]. Increase in population

[B]. Industrial and agriculture activities

[C]. Decreases in the effective area for seepage of rainwater.

[D]. All the above

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Class 7 Science Chapter 16 MCQ for 2021-2022

MCQ Tests with Answers for Class 7 Science Chapter 16

Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect one:

A man digging the ground near a water body found that the soil was moist. As he kept digging deeper and deeper he reached a level, where all the spaces between particles of soil and gaps between rocks where filled with water. The upper limit of this layer is called:

Some of the causes for the shortage of water are:

Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect one:

“Every Drop Counts” is a slogan related to:

In a quiz competition, you are asked a question where you have to choose the statement which is/ are incorrect?

Which of the following is not an effect of acute scarcity of water on plants?

Which of the following statement is or are incorrect?

Which of the following does not deplete the water table at a place?

Some of the factors which affect the water table at a place and make it go down are:

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