Fill in the blanks in the following statements using words given in the box

A very number of our people defecate in the open. It may cause pollution and soil pollution. Both the surface water and water get polluted. water is the source for wells, tube wells and . Thus, it becomes the most common route for borne diseases like __, dysentery, etc.

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A very large number of our people defecate in the open. It may cause water pollution and soil pollution. Both the surface water and groundwater get polluted. Groundwater is the source for wells, tube wells and handpumps. Thus, it becomes the most common route for water-borne diseases like cholera, dysentery, etc.

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Fill in the blanks in the following statements using words given in the box.

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A very _________ number of our people defecate in the open. It may cause _________ pollution and soil pollution. Both the surface water and _________ water get polluted. _________ water is the source for wells, tubewells and _________. Thus, it becomes the most common route for _________ borne diseases like _________, dysentery, etc.

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Fill in the blanks in the following statements using words given in the box

A very __ number of our people defecate in the open. It may cause __ pollution and soil pollution. Both the surface water and __ water get polluted. __ water is the source for wells, tube wells and __. Thus, it becomes the most common route for __ borne diseases like __, dysentery, etc.

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air, handpumps, cholera, water, large, ground
A very large number of our people defecate in the open. It may cause ___ pollution and soil pollution.

Question 5

Water polluted by various human activities causes a number of water-borne diseases. Which of the following is not a water-borne disease?
(a) Cholera
(b) Typhoid
(c) Asthma
(d) Dysentery

Q. Fill in the blanks with the help of words given in bracket after each sentence.

(a) When air is contaminated by ________ substances which have a ________ effect on both the ________ and ________, it is referred to as ________.

(air pollution, harmful, living, unwanted, non-living, pollutants).

(b) Many ________ are responsible for causing ________ pollution. Petroleum ________ are a major source of ________ pollutants like ________ and ________.

(sulphur dioxide, refineries, industries, nitrogen dioxide, gaseous, liquid, people, air)

(tap, liters, brushing, washing, drops)

(d) Water which is suitable for _________ is called ________ water.

(washing, bathing, drinking, potable, soft)

(e) Water which looks clean still has disease-carrying ________ and ________ impurities.

(insects, microorganisms, particles, dissolved, harmful).

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