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Assertion: If BOD level of water in a re...

Assertion: If `BOD` level of water in a reservoir is less than 5 ppm it is highly pollution.
Reason: High biological oxygen demand means low activity of vacteria in water.

A

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and is the correct explanation of Assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Both Assertion and Reason are not correct

D

Assertion is not correct but Reason is correct

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The correct Answer is:
C
Correct Assertion. If BOD level is less than 5 ppm, water is almost pure
Correct Reason. High biological oxygen demand means high activity of bacteria in water
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