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Two bottles were half filled with water from Ganga ('P') and kaveri ('Q') and kept under identical airtight conditions for 5 days. The oxygen was determined to be 2% in bottle ('P') and 10% in bottle ('Q'). What could be the cause of this difference?


A

Ganga is more polluted than Kaveri

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Both the rivers are equally polluted

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Kaveri is more polluted than Ganga

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D

Kaveri has more minerals than Ganga

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Solution

The correct option is A

Ganga is more polluted than Kaveri


Ganga is more polluted than Kaveri. Lower DO [Dissolved Oxygen] indicates more polluted water. In this case DO of Ganga is 2% which is less than DO of Kaveri which is 10%.


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