Question

Urban areas need a round the clock vigil because………………………
1. they are centres of economic activities with vital infrastructure
2. they are the hubs of commerce and industry
3. they contain educational institutions and hospitals
4. they provide rail/road links to the rural areas

(d) Life comes to a grinding halt in a flooded urban centre as………………………
1. people are vulnerable to deep water flowing fast
2. transport and power are disrupted
3. there is a loss of life and damage to property
4. people face hardships and untold misery

(e) Encroachment on natural drains intensify flooding because………………………
1. these divert the flow of water
2.these cause whirls and speed up flow
3. these decrease the capacity of drain
4. these obstruct the smooth flow of water.

(f) The word ‘overwhelm’ in para 7 means…………………………
1. stunned
2. flooded
3. overpowered
4. Defeated
(g). ---------------- percentage of the respondents stated that both rainfall and upstream
barrage was the main reason for flood.
1. 41.25%
2. 31.25%
3. 27.5%
4. None of the above.

(h) 27.5 % mentioned that ----------------- was the major reason for seasonal flood.
1. Upstream barrage
2. excess rainfall
3. drought
4. none of the above

(i) How does flood in urban areas affect life?
1. disrupt transport
2. untold misery and hardships
3. disrupt communication
4. all of the above

(j) The main cause of intensifying floods in- urban areas is ------------------
1. encroachment on natural drains
2. over population
3. drought
4. none of the above

(k) Give the word similar in meaning to these words Basic system and service (para 4).
1. implications
2. infrastructure
3. vital
4. none of the above.

(l) Rural flooding occurs ---------------- compared to urban flooding.
1. very slowly
2. same as
3. very quickly
4. none of the above.
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