_________ is referred as 'the universal solvent'.
Water
Land
Soil
None of these
____________ is a technique by which the recharging of ground water is increased.
Water cycle
Precipitation
Rain water harvesting
Which among the following is a type of overhead irrigation set up in the fields and supplied with water by hoses from the sources of water?
Inundation Canals
Sprinklers
Wells
Tanks
_____________ was the ancient system of irrigation in India.
Canal
Well
Tube
Tank
A _________ is a barrier across flowing water that obstruct, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment.
Dam
Hirakud dam is constructed across which river?
Rihand
Damodar
Mahanadi
Satluj
On which one of the following river Mettur dam is constructed ?
River Kaveri
River Krishna
River Godavari
River Mahanadi
In terms of water availability per person per annum, India ranks :
130
133
135
136
In which of the following areas is tube wells mainly introduced?
Deccan Plateau
Indo - Gangetic plains
Coastal Areas
In which of the following areas in canal irrigation practically absent?
Northern Plains
Peninsular Plateau
Punjab
Haryana