Which one of these are non-point sources of pollution?

When rain or snow moves through the ground and picks up pollutants as it moves towards a major body of water

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

Factories

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Oil wells

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Power plants

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is A When rain or snow moves through the ground and picks up pollutants as it moves towards a major body of water
When rain or snow moves through the ground and picks up pollutants as it moves towards a major body of water it pollutes water. This pollution comes under non-point source of pollution. Others comes under point sources of pollution.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Q. A stone is dropped from a height 100 m above the ground. Will it have uniform or non-uniform speed as it moves towards the ground?

Q. Mentioned below are a few sources of water pollution. These sources have been marked as point or non-point source. Select the option(s) that is/are wrong.

Question 31
Read the paragraph and answer the questions following it. Water is essential for life. Without water, there would be no life. We usually take water as granted for its purity, but we must ensure the quality of water. Pollution of water originates from human activities. Through different paths, pollution reaches to groundwater. Easily identified source or place of pollution is called as point source, e.g.– municipal and industrial discharge pipes, where pollutants enter the water source. Non–point sources of pollution are those where a source of pollution cannot be easily identified, e.g.– agricultural run off, acid rain etc.
(i) How do you classify the various sources of water pollution?
(ii) What are the point sources of water pollution?
(iii) Name any two non-point sources of water pollution?

Q. There are four possible relative motions between the source of a sound and the listener
1) source moves towards stationary listener
2) source moves away from stationary listener
3) listener moves towards stationary source
4) listener moves away from stationary source
In which of the cases, the change in frequency is the same. The magnitude of velocity of source or listener being the same.

Q. Differentiate between a point source and a non-point source of water pollution, why do you think non-point sources of pollution are difficult to control?

Join BYJU'S Learning Program