Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled 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 oxidise both the bio-degradable 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 labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled 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 oxidise both the bio-degradable and non-biodegradable organic material in water.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
- A is correct but R is not correct.
- A is not correct but R is correct.
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
The correct option is(C): A is correct but R is not correct.
Highly polluted water could have a BOD value of 17 ppm or more.
The amount of oxygen required by bacteria to break down the organic matter present in a certain volume of a sample of water is called Biochemical Oxygen demand (BOD).
Hence A is correct but R is not correct.
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