Water Pollution

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Water Pollution: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Water Pollution, Water Pollutants & Sewage Water Treatment etc.

Important Questions on Water Pollution

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Ganga Action plan is related to water pollution.

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Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the bracket.

Ganga Action plan was launched by the government of India by _____ year (1994, 1985, 1995)

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Ganga Action plan was launched by the government of India in order to reduce

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How can the untreated sewage prove harmful?

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Which of the following step is involved in the sewage treatment?

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Is it necessary to treat sewage before disposing it off in a water body? If yes, Why?

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What are the different methods of making water potable?

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Write two methods of stopping water pollution.

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Fill in the blank using the words given in the box:

Diarrhoea          cleans          dirty          Kali Bein          urbanisation                

The water gets _____ after domestic use.

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Name the following.
The gas used by the waterworks department to purify water.

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Which of the following is a point source of water pollution?

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Take a careful look at this picture. The girl experiences abdominal pain with diarrhea. What do you think she is suffering from?

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Contamination caused by a broken sewage pipe was detected in the water supplied by the public water supply system in a city. Which of the following can be used at home to disinfect the water during such an emergency?

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State if the following statement is true or False

During the process of chlorination, if less amount of chlorine gas remains in contact with water briefly, then disinfection is not done properly.

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Most of the causes of water pollution are due to human activities. State true or false.

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Name the following:
Dead remains of plants and animals that pollute water bodies.

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How would you contribute in keeping the earth green?

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Water unfit for drinking is called potable water.

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Name the three Rs of environmental protection. Give one example of each of them. 
 

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What should we do to reduce pollution in the environment?