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प्रश्न
Who is known as the waterman of India? Browse the net and find the details about the award, the waterman received for water management. State the findings by drafting a report.
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उत्तर
The ‘Waterman of India’ is Dr. Rajendra Singh. He is a well-known water conservationist and environmentalist from Alwar district, Rajasthan.
Awards:
- He gets the Ramon Magsaysay award for community leadership in 2001.
- In 2005, he got the Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Science and Technology for rural development.
- In 2008, The Guardian named him amongst its list of 50 people who could save the planet.
- In 2015, he won Stockholm Water Prize. He runs an NGO called ‘Tarun Bharat Sangh’ (TBS), which was founded in 1975.
- In 2016, he was bestowed with Ahimsa Award by the Institute of Jainology based in the UK.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give the percentage of water in the following:
Tomatoes
Complete the statement by filling in the blanks with the correct words.
Water is added to the atmosphere by _____________and _____________.
(burning of fossil fuels/condensation of vapour/ respiration by living organisms/photosynthesis)
State whether the following statement is true or false. If false, write the correct statement.
Water finds application as a means of transporting goods.
State whether the following statement is true or false. If false, write the correct statement.
Purification of water is carried out to remove – dissolved gases e.g. carbon dioxide and dissolved minerals like magnesium salts.
State whether the following statement is true or false. If false, write the correct statement.
On boiling water exists in the liquid state.
Match the statements in List I, 1-10 with their correct answer in List II, A to J.
| List I | List II |
| 1. Sodium carbonate and water | A: Seawater |
| 2. Chemical used in sedimentation during purification of water | B: The preferred place for an organism |
| 3. vapourisation | C: Liquid state |
| 4. Kerosene and water | D: Aqueous solution |
| 5. A solution which can dissolve more of solute at a given temperature | E: Dissolved gases and minerals |
| 6. Water as a habitat for marine life | F: Unsaturated solution |
| 7. A water-borne disease | G: Immiscible mixture |
| 8. Existence of water between 0°C and 100°C | H: Liquid to a gaseous state |
| 9. Taste in water is due to | I: Dysentery |
| 10. The most impure form of water | J: Alum |
Explain the meaning of the following term:
The gaseous state of water in the air
Name the following
The natural process by which circulation of water takes place from the earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back to the earth’s surface.
Name two gases which are soluble in water
Name two gases which are insoluble in water.
