Which of the following is not a correct step towards preventing water pollution?
(a) throwing waste paper into drains
(b) developing good sanitation system in rural areas
(c) disposing waste oil in your kitchen drains
(d) treatment of sewage before it is released into rivers

Open in App

Solution

(a) and (c)
To prevent water pollution, waste paper and plastic bags should not be thrown into drains. Moreover, waste oil should not be disposed in kitchen drains.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Q. Match the following correctly [3 MARKS]

\begin{matrix} C l e a n i n g o f w a t e r i s a p r o c e s s o f & s e w a g e t r e a t m e n t p l a n t W a s t e w a t e r r e l e a s e d b y h o u s e s i s c a l l e d & r e m o v i n g p o l l u t a n t s D r i e d s l u d g e i s u s e d a s & l o w c o s t d i s p o s a l s y s t e m s D r a i n s g e t b l o c k e d b y & m a n u r e W a s t e w a t e r i s t r e a t e d i n & s e w a g e S e p t i c t a n k s, c h e m i c a l t o i l e t s, c o m p o s t i n g p i t s a r e e x a m p l e o f & c o o k i n g o i l s a n d f a t s \end{matrix}

Question 12

State whether the following statements are True or False. In case a statement is false, write the correct statement.
1. Sewage is a solid waste which causes water pollution and soil pollution.
2. Used water is wastewater.
3. Wastewater could be reused.
4. Where underground sewerage systems and refuse disposal systems are not available, the high-cost onsite sanitation system can be adopted.

Industrial wastes, oils and fats should not be thrown into the drains because they _____ .

Factory waste is neutralized before disposing it into the water bodies.

Sewage containing organic waste should not be disposed in water bodies because it causes major water pollution.Fishes in such a polluted water die because __________

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

Which of the following is not a correct step towards preventing water pollution? (a) throwing waste paper into drains (b) developing good sanitation system in rural areas (c) disposing waste oil in your kitchen drains (d) treatment of sewage before it is released into rivers

(a) and (c) To prevent water pollution, waste paper and plastic bags should not be thrown into drains. Moreover, waste oil should not be disposed in kitchen drains.

Which of the following is not a correct step towards preventing water pollution?
(a) throwing waste paper into drains
(b) developing good sanitation system in rural areas
(c) disposing waste oil in your kitchen drains
(d) treatment of sewage before it is released into rivers

(a) and (c)
To prevent water pollution, waste paper and plastic bags should not be thrown into drains. Moreover, waste oil should not be disposed in kitchen drains.