MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS : (MCQ’s)
1. _________ is the city of Chennai .
(a) Anna Nagar
(b) Raigad
(c) Ibrahmpur
(d) Malad
2. Subramanian spends upto______ per month on buying water from the tankers.
(a) Rs 500−600
(b) Rs 600−900
(c) Rs 400−500
(d) Rs 700−900
3. _________ provides public facilities to the people .
(a) Government
(b) Company
(c) Clerk
(d) Private Companies
4. Private companies operate for ________ in the market .
(a) Profit
(b) Charity
(c) Competition
(d) None of these
5. Over_____Indians , reportedly die every day because of water related diseases .
(a) 1600
(b) 1000
(c) 1500
(d) 1700
6. The judges directed the Mahbhubnagar district collector to supply _________ litres of water to each person in the village .
(a) 26 litres
(b) 25 litres
(c) 1 litre
(d) 15 litres
7. Water is essential for life and for good ________ .
(a) Health
(b) Wealth
(c) Culture
(d) Activities
8. The right to water as under Article 21 is recognized by _________ .
(a) Constitution
(b) Minister
(c) Legislative Assembly
(d) Lok Sabha
9. The right to safe drinking water is a __________ .
(a) Fundamental right
(b) Moral right
(c) Economic right
(d) Political right
10. The public facilities should be provided by __________.
(a) Government
(b) Private people
(c) Association
(d) Ministers
11. The burden of shortfalls in water supply is borne by ________ .
(a) Rich people
(b) Poor people
(c) Ministers
(d) All the people
12. _____________ article of the constitution of India recognizes the right to water as being a part of the right to life ?
(a) Article 21
(b) Article 12
(c) Article 19
(d) Article 29
13. __________ directed the Mahbubnagar district collector to supply 25 litres of water to each people in the village .
(a) Judges
(b) Clerk
(c) Police
(d) Chief Minister
14. Which areas in Chennai faces severe water shortages?
(a) Madipakkam
(b) Mylapore
(c) Slums near Saidapet
(d) All these areas
15. Which of the following is a water related disease?
(a) Plague
(b) Eye flu
(c) Cholera
(d) All of these
16. How can we prevent water related diseases?
(a) By using pond water
(b) By using clean and safe water
(c) By using boring water
(d) All of these
17. What are Public facilities?
(a) Essential facilities
(b) Non Essential facilities
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
18. Who carries the responsibility of providing public facility to the people?
(a) Government
(b) Public
(c) Private organisation
(d) None of these
19. Which of the following is most important public transport?
(a) Aeroplane
(b) Boat
(c) Buses
(d) Cars
20. Where from the government gets funds for providing Public facility?
(a) Income Tax collected from the people
(b) Fines collected from the people
(c) Other taxes collected from the people
(d) All of these
21. What is the main sources of water?
(a) Municipal water
(b) Borewell
(c) River water
(d) All of these
22. Which facility, besides safe drinking water, is necessary to prevent water-borne disease?
(a) Sanitation
(b) Transport
(c) Road
(d) All of these
23. A ____ is a form of business set up by people or the Government
(a) College
(b) Company
(c) Culture
(d) Job
24. Annual account of income and expenditure is called a _____
(a) Budget
(b) Need
(c) Culture
(d) Accounts Job
25. ______ hospitals are mostly located in cities
(a) Local
(b) Private
(c) Government
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answers:
1. (a) Anna Nagar
2. (a) Rs 500−600
3. (a) Government
4. (a) Profit
5. (a) 1600
6. (b) 25 litres
7. (a) Health
8. (a) Constitution
9. (a) Fundamental right
10. (a) Government
11. (b) Poor people
12. (a) Article 21
13. (a) Judges
14.(d) All these areas
15.(c) Cholera
16.(b) By using clean and safe water
17.(a) Essential facilities
18.(a) Government
19.(c) Buses
20.(d) All of these
21.(d) All of these
22.(a) Sanitation
23. (b) Company
24.(a) Budget
25.(b) Private
