For drinking purpose, water should be tested for _______________.

fluoride

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

lead

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

sulphate

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

nitrate

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Open in App

Solution

The correct options are
A fluoride
B lead
C sulphate
D nitrate
For drinking purpose, water should be tested for
fluoride, lead, sulphate, nitrate and other metals. It also includes dissolved oxygen, chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, alkalinity, most probable number, total solids, hardness etc.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Q. Jose works in a water treatment plant. On testing a sample of water to be supplied for drinking, he found that it is not germ-free. What should he do?

Q. For the production of sperm, the testes need to be at a temperature less than the body temperature. For this purpose, the ___ acts as a climate control system for the testes.

Q. Donation received for a specific purpose should _________________.

Q. (a) What is a universal indicator? For what purpose is it used?
(b) How does a universal indicator work?
(c) Water is a neutral substance. What colour will you get when you add a few drops of universal indicator to a test-tube containing water?

A student obtained a sharp image of the grills of a window on a screen using a concave mirror. His teacher remarked that for getting better results a well lit distance object (preferably the sun) should be focussed on the screen. What should be done for this purpose?

Join BYJU'S Learning Program