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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, BHUBANESWAR.

                                 Class VIII: SOCIAL STUDIES – GEOGRAPHY
        CHAPTER - 2- LAND, SOIL, WATER, NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES

                                            REVISION WORKSHEET-02
                                          Multiple Choice Questions

                         (NOTE: - Choose the correct option and put a tick mark.)

        Q1. A dripping tap wastes ________ liters in a year Choices Choice
        a. 1200
        b. 1800
        c. 1400
        d. 1600

        Q2. ________ city in Saurastra region with a population of 1.25 lakhs is completely dependent on

        purchasing water from the nearby talukas?

        a. Lathi
        b. Babra

        c. Dhari
        d. Amreli


        Q3. Which one of the following activities does not help in the conservation of water resources?
        a. Rain water harvesting

        b. Sprinkle irrigation
        c. Excessive use of tubewells

        d. Treating polluted water

        Q4. Evergreen and deciduous forests are further classified as tropical or temperate based on their

        location in different ________
        a. Latitudes

        b. Longitudes
        c. Equator

        d. Meridian


        Q5.What causes shortage of water?

        1.seasonal or annual precipitation

        2.over-exploitation of the sources of water
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