Pesticides get washed off by rain into water sources and make ground water germ free.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

Water that seeps into the ground is filtered by the porous nature of soil, whereas pesticides that get washed away and mixes into the water bodies doesn't get filtered and hence pollutes the water bodies.

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