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Given below are four statements each with two blanks. Select the option which correctly fills up the blank in any two statements.
(i) Bhopal gas disaster took place on ___ 1994 and this day is now observed as the ____ day in India to make the anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster.
(ii) ____ is a biodergradable pollutant while ___ is a non-biodegradable pollutant while ____ is a non-biodegradable pollutant.
(iii) When pollutants are released from a single point it is called ____ pollution, but when it is over a large area, then it is called ____ pollution.
(iv) _____ is the world's most problematic aquatic weed, introduced in India for its lovely flowers, also called as ____.

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(i) December 5, National pollution prevention (iv) Parthenium, terror of Bengal

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(i) December 2, Bhopal gas tragedy (ii) DDT, sewage

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(ii) Sewage, DDT (iii) point source, non-point source

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(iii) line source, fixed source (iv) Eichhornia, tiger of Bengal

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To solve the question, we need to fill in the blanks for the four statements provided. Let's analyze each statement step by step. ### Step 1: Analyze Statement (i) **Statement:** Bhopal gas disaster took place on ___ 1994 and this day is now observed as the ____ day in India to make the anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster. - The Bhopal gas disaster occurred on **December 2, 1984**, not 1994. The day is observed as **Bhopal Gas Tragedy Day**. ### Step 2: Analyze Statement (ii) **Statement:** ____ is a biodegradable pollutant while ___ is a non-biodegradable pollutant. - **Sewage** is a biodegradable pollutant because it can be decomposed by bacteria. - **DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane)** is a non-biodegradable pollutant because it does not break down easily in the environment. ### Step 3: Analyze Statement (iii) **Statement:** When pollutants are released from a single point it is called ____ pollution, but when it is over a large area, then it is called ____ pollution. - Pollution from a single point source is called **point source pollution**. - Pollution that comes from multiple sources over a large area is called **non-point source pollution**. ### Step 4: Analyze Statement (iv) **Statement:** _____ is the world's most problematic aquatic weed, introduced in India for its lovely flowers, also called as ____. - The world's most problematic aquatic weed is **Eichhornia crassipes**, commonly known as **Water Hyacinth**, and it is also referred to as the **Terror of Bengal**. ### Conclusion Based on the analysis, the correct options to fill in the blanks are: 1. For statement (i): December 2, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Day 2. For statement (ii): Sewage (biodegradable), DDT (non-biodegradable) 3. For statement (iii): Point source pollution, Non-point source pollution 4. For statement (iv): Eichhornia crassipes, Terror of Bengal The correct option that fills the blanks in any two statements is **Option 3**.
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