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Define the term water pollution. Give the major sources for its cause. Also, give any two common measures to control the same.

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ARIHANT PRAKASHAN-ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES-Chapter test
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  2. The primary cause of acid rain around the world is

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  6. All the buses of Delhi were converted to run on LPG.

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  7. Correlate BOD with water pollution.

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  8. Write a short note on pollutants.

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  9. What is acid rain and how does it occur ?

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  10. What is activated sludge ?

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  11. Photochemical smog.

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  12. Write a short note on Kyoto Protocol.

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  13. What measures an individual should take to reduce environmental pollut...

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  14. The figure given below shows the relative contribution of four green h...

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  15. Write a note on municipal solid wastes.

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  16. Differentiate between solid wastes and radioactive wastes.

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