Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A and the other is labeled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Polluted water may have a value of BOD of the order of 17 ppm.
Reason R: BOD is a measure of oxygen required to oxidize both the biodegradable and non-biodegradable organic material in water
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion A and the other is labeled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Polluted water may have a value of BOD of the order of 17 ppm.
Reason R: BOD is a measure of oxygen required to oxidize both the biodegradable and non-biodegradable organic material in water
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Option 1 -
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
Option 2 -
Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
Option 3 -
A is correct but R is not correct
Option 4 -
A is not correct but R is correct.
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1 Answer
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Correct Option - 3
Detailed Solution:Assertion : Clean water has BOD less than 5ppm. Highly polluted water has BOD greater than or equal to 17 ppm.
Reason : BOD is measure of oxygen required to oxidize only bio-degradable organic matter.
Thus Assertion (A) is correct & Reason (R) is wrong.
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