Given below are two statements:

Statement I : The value of the parameter “Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)” is important for survival of aquatic life.

Statement II : The optimum value of BOD is 6.5 ppm.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Option 1 - <p>Both <strong>Statement I </strong>and <strong>Statement II </strong>are false</p>
Option 2 - <p><strong>Statement I </strong>is false but <strong>Statement II </strong>is true</p>
Option 3 - <p><strong>Statement I </strong>is true but <strong>Statement II </strong>is false</p>
Option 4 - <p>Both <strong>Statement I </strong>and <strong>Statement II </strong>are true</p>
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Clean water would have BOD Value less than 5ppm, highly polluted water could have BOD value of 17 ppm or more.

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