Austine Vas, Hemant M. Pednekar, Vidhya Malar solutions for Geography Our Earth [English] Class 10 ICSE chapter 6 - Water Resources [Latest edition]

What do you mean by irrigation?

Name one State where tank irrigation is important. Give three disadvantages of tank irrigation

What is meant by Rain Water Harvesting?

Why is canal irrigation more popular in Northern India?

What is Garden Watersaver Diverter (GWS)? What advantage does it have over other rain water harvesting devices?

What is the purpose of the float switch in the Super Rainwater System?

Mention two advantages of rainwater harvesting.

Mention two advantages that surface wells have over inundation canals.

Name two states in which tube wells are extensively used. Give a reason to explain its importance as a source of irrigation.

Give two advantages and one disadvantages that tube wells have over surface wells.

Where are tanks most widely used in India? Why?

What are the favourable conditions in India for the development of irrigation?

What are the reasons that necessitate artificial irrigation?
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What is the importance of irrigation?

With reference to well irrigation, answer the following question :

Name two states in which well irrigation is widely used.

With reference to well irrigation, answer the following question :

Name two types of well used for irrigation in these states.

With reference to well irrigation, answer the following question :

Describe two methods of drawing water from the wells.

With reference to well irrigation, answer the following question:

Give two advantages and two disadvantages of wells.

What are the several methods applied for lifting water from wells?

Give Two advantages of tube-wells as a method of irrigation.

Give what are the conditions necessary for tube-wells.

What are the demerits of canals? How to overcome these defects?

Why should we save rain water?

What is a rain water harvester? How does it work?

What is the importance of rain water harvesting?

Name two methods of water harvesting in India.

Mention any two objectives of rain water harvesting.

Mention any three water harvesting systems practised in India.

Give two main reasons why water scarcity occurs in India.

Irrigation is necessary despite the monsoon.

The drip method of irrigation is the best among all modem methods of irrigation.

Canal irrigation leads to the ground around it becoming unproductive.

Give three reasons for conservation of water resources.

Irrigation is very necessary for solving the food problem.

Give reasons for the popularity of tanks in South India.
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Peninsular India is an ideal region for constructing tanks. Why?

Irrigation arrangements are no less important in areas of heavy rainfall in India.

What geographical advantages for irrigation does the Indo-Gangetic Plain have over the Deccan?

Distinguish between Inundation canals and Perennial canals or Why are Perennial canals more important than inundation canals?

Name the State which leads in irrigation by wells in India.

Name the types of irrigation prevailing in India.