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Traditional Water Conservation Systems in India Flashcards

1
Q

Name the place which had a sophisticated water harvesting system which used the natural slope of the land to store the floodwaters of River Ganga.

A

Sringaverapura near Allahabad

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Name the King who built the Great Anicut over R. Cauvery.

A

King Karikala

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Name the King who built the largest artificial lake in India.

A

King Bhoja of Bhopal

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Name the rectangular shaped stepwells having tiered steps on three or four sides.

A

Jhalaras

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5
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Jhalaras are found in?

A

Jodhpur

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6
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Jhalaras were built in which century?

A

17th Century

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7
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Reservoirs that store water for household consumption and drinking purposes are known as?

A

Talabs

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8
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An example of natural talabs are found in?

A

Pokhariyan Ponds at Tikamgarh in Bundelkhand

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9
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Reservoir with an area less than 5 bighas is called?

A

Talai

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A medium sized lake is called?

A

Bandhi

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11
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Bigger talabs are called?

A

Sagar or Samand

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12
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An example of artificial talab is found in?

A

Udaipur

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13
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Stepwells built in Rajasthan are called?

A

Bawari

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14
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Cylindrical paved underground pit used for rainwater harvesting is called?

A

Taanka

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15
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Taankas are found in?

A

Thar desert, Rajasthan

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16
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Traditional floodwater harvesting system in Bihar are called?

A

Ahar Pyne

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17
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Reservoirs with embankments on 3 sides are called?

A

Ahar

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18
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Artificial rivulets led off from rivers to collect water in ahars for irrigation in dry months are called?

A

Pynes

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19
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Small earthen check dams to store and capture rainwater are called?

A

Johad

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20
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Johads are also called _____ in Karnataka.

21
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Johads are also called ______ in Odisha.

22
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Special type of well used by Kuruma tribe is called?

A

Panam Keni

23
Q

Panam Keni is found in?

24
Q

Long earthen embankment built across hill slopes are called?

A

Khadins or Dhora

25
Q

Khadins are found in?

26
Q

Khadins are developed by?

A

Paliwal Brahmins

27
Q

Saucer shaped catchment area gently sloping towards a central circular underground well is called?

28
Q

Kunds are found in?

A

West Rajasthan and Gujarat

29
Q

Kunds were built by?

A

Raja Sur Singh in 1607 AD

30
Q

Beautiful stepwells with arches, carved motifs and rooms are called?

31
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Small tanks used to collect melting glacier water are called?

32
Q

Checkdams buikr across a river, from which canals branch out to carry water into the fields are called?

A

Bhandara Phad

33
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Name the rivers along the Tapi basin where the Bhandara Phad system is found.

A

Panjhra, Mosam and Aram

34
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Bhandara Phad system is found in?

A

Maharashtra

35
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Surface water channels found in Himachal Pradesh are called?

36
Q

Kulhs are found in which valley system?

A

Kangra Valley system

37
Q

Rainwater harvesting systems found in Nagaland are known as?

A

Zabo or Ruza

38
Q

Rainwater harvesting system used by farmers of Khasi and Jaintia hills are called?

A

Bamboo Drip Irrigation System

39
Q

Bamboo drip irrigation system was used in Khasi and Jaintia hills for the cultivation of?

A

Black pepper

40
Q

Pits encircled by bunds made from logs of bamboo are called

41
Q

Jackwells are used by?

A

Shompen tribe of Great Nicobar Islands

42
Q

Tanks connected by underground and surface canals are called

43
Q

Ramteks are found in?

A

Maharashtra

44
Q

RWHS used in Bhitada village in Madhya Pradesh is called?

A

Pat system

45
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RWHS found in Tamil Nadu are called?

46
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RWHS in Karnataka is called?

47
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RWHS in Andhra Pradesh are called?

48
Q

RWHS found in Assam?

49
Q

Wells built by Gonds in Adilabad are called?

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