Pollution in Ganga
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What is inexhaustible energy? Explain with an example.
Development activities on the hydrosphere cause.
- Increase in popoulation density
- Various human activities
- Dumping of various harmful industrial waste
- All of these
Name the bacteria whose presence in water indicates the contamination with disease-causing micro-organisms.
The pH range most conducive for life of fresh water plants and animals is
(a) 6.5 – 7.5
(b) 2.0 – 3.5
(c) 3.5 – 5.0
(d) 9.0 – 10.5
The main reason for the abundant coliform bacteria in the water of river Ganga is:
(a) immersion of ashes of the dead into the river
(b) washing of clothes on the banks of the river
(c) discharge of industrial wastes into river water
(d) disposal of unburnt corpses into river water
Question 14
Expand the abbreviation GAP.
(a) Governmental Agency for Pollution Control
(b) Gross Assimilation by Photosynthesis
(c) Ganga Action Plan
(d) Governmental Agency for Animal Protection
The pH of water sample collected from a river was found to be acidic in the range of 3.5 – 4.5, on the banks of the river were several factories that were discharging effluents into the river. The effluents of which one of the following factories is the most likely the cause for lowering the pH of river water?
(a) Soap and detergent factory
(b) Lead battery manufacturing factory
(c) Plastic cup manufacturing factory
(d) Alcohol distillery
List the main causes for the pollution of water of river Ganga. State how pollution and contamination of river water prove harmful for the health of the people of neighbouring areas.
The pH of a river water sample as measured by pH paper is found to be 6. What does it tell us about water?
The pH of a sample of water collected from a river is found to be in the range of 3.5 to 4.5. The most likely reason for this is the waste being discharged into the river from a:
(a) soap and detergent manufacturing factory
(b) car battery manufacturing factory
(c) alcohol manufacturing factory
(d) plastic cups moulding factory
Why is the sun called the ultimate source of energy?
Name two factors which can be used to find whether river water has been contaminated.
Expand the abbreviation GAP.
Ganga Action Plan
Gangotri Action Plan
Godavari Action Project
Government Agency for animal Protection
- Pollution control in Ganga.
- Conservation of Ganga.
- Encourage hydro power projects on Ganga.
- Rujuvenation of Ganga.
(a) Name any five sources of water (other than rivers)
(b) Describe how the water of the river Ganga has been highly polluted.
The river water is said to be polluted with acidic wastes if the pH of river water is:
(a) zero
(b) above 7
(c) below 7
(d) exactly 7
- Sunlight
- Fats
- Carbohydrates
- ATP
Expand the abbreviation GAP
Given are a few practices associated with ganga river that people do generally. Pick out those that pollute the ganga river.
1) Industries dump there chemical waste in ganga
2) We use river for transportation
3) Washer men use ganga water to wash clothes on the river banks
4) We build turbine on the flowing water of river ganga to generate electricity
5) After cremation ashes of dead bodies and the unburnt bodies are immersed in the ganga river.
6) Use of river water for irrigation.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
1, 2 and 3
1, 3, 5
4, 5, 6
The sun is the ultimate source of energy.
- True
- False
The pH of water sample collected from a river was found to be acidic in the range of 3.5 – 4.5, on the banks of the river were several factories that were discharging effluents into the river. The effluents of which one of the following factories is the most likely the cause for lowering the pH of river water:
(a) Soap and detergent factory
(b) Lead battery manufacturing factory
(c) Plastic cup manufacturing factory
(d) Alcohol distillery
If the people of india continue polluting the rivers at the same rate as of now. Then what are the worst things that can happen?
Source of drinking water will soon get depleted
Aquatic life will be hampered
All of the above
Water borne diseases will increase
Define bioluminesence.
- Disposal of unburnt corpses in river.
- Immersion of ashes in river.
- Discharge of effluents from electroplating industries in river.
- Washing of clothes in river.
The pH of water sample collected from a river was found to be acidic in the range of 3.5 – 4.5, on the banks of the river were several factories that were discharging effluents into the river. The effluents of which one of the following factories is the most likely the cause for lowering the pH of river water?
(a) Soap and detergent factory
(b) Lead battery manufacturing factory
(c) Plastic cup manufacturing factory
(d) Alcohol distillery
- Fish farming in Ganga
- Reduce Ganga water pollution
- Construct dams over Ganga
- Increase water transport on Ganga
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