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NCERT Exemplar · Class 6 · Science

Chapter 14: Water

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Multiple Choice Questions

10 questions
Q1Multiple choice

Which of the following activities does not involve the use of water?

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Correct option: D
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Ans: The correct answer is option (d) Drying wet clothes. 

Explanation: When wet garments are dried, water is transformed to vapour.


Q2Multiple choice

In which of the following activities will you use a minimum amount of water?

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Correct option: B
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Ans: The correct answer is option (b) brushing teeth.


Q3Multiple choice

The quantity of water required to produce one page of your book is

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Ans: A correct answer is an option (c).

Explanation: Almost two glasses of water are required to make one sheet of paper.


Q4Multiple choice

Water in our tap comes from a

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Correct option: D
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Ans: The correct answer is option (d) river, lake or well.


Q5Multiple choice

In which of the following cases evaporation of water will be the slowest?

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Correct option: C
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Ans: The correct answer is option (c).

Explanation: As the temperature rises, evaporation rises as well. The room's temperature will be lower than that of the burner, the rooftop, or sunshine. As a result, at room temperature, evaporation will be slower.


Q6Multiple choice

Transpiration is a process in which plants

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Correct option: D
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Ans: The correct answer is option (d). 

Explanation: Transpiration is the loss of water in the form of vapour from the exposed sections of a plant (mostly leaves).


Q7Multiple choice

Clouds are

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Correct option: A
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Ans: The correct answer is option (a).

Explanation: Clouds occur when water vapour condenses in the air and creates tiny droplets of water that float high in the air.


Q8Multiple choice

Wells are fed by

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Correct option: D
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Ans: The correct answer is option (d) Groundwater. 

Explanation: Some of this water is absorbed by the ground and soil, increasing the level of groundwater. This groundwater becomes the well's source of water.


Q9Multiple choice

Flood causes extensive damage to

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Correct option: D
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Ans: The correct answer is option (d) All of the above.

Explanation: Floods are caused by significant rainfall and a rise in the level of any area's water bodies. The floods are devastating and endangering animal life. Crops, property, human life, and household animals are all destroyed.


Q10Multiple choice

“Catch water where it falls” is the basic idea behind

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Correct option: C
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Ans: The correct answer is option (c). 

Explanation: The objective was to gather as much water as possible and store it so that there would be no future water scarcity. To collect pure rainwater, people install tankers, containers, and pipes with filters.