Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| Effect of Pollution | Type of Pollution | ||
| (A) | Respiratory infections | (I) | Noise pollution |
| (B) | Unbearable and uncomfortable state | (II) | Water Pollution |
| (C) | Diarrhoea | (III) | Land pollution |
| (D) | Industrial wastelands | (IV) | Air pollution |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
(A) Respiratory infections — this matches (IV) Air pollution. We breathe polluted air, so it harms the respiratory system.
(B) Unbearable and uncomfortable state — this matches (I) Noise pollution. Loud noise from factories, traffic and construction makes people uneasy.
(C) Diarrhoea — this matches (II) Water Pollution. Diarrhoea is a water-borne disease spread by contaminated water.
(D) Industrial wastelands — this matches (III) Land pollution. Waste dumped by industries spoils the land and turns it into wasteland, so industrial wastelands go with land pollution.
NCERT (2026-27): “Air Pollution … Air pollution is taken as addition of contaminants, like dust, fumes, gas, fog, odour, smoke or vapour to the air in substantial proportion and duration that may be harmful to flora and fauna and to property. … Air pollution causes various diseases related to respiratory, nervous and circulatory systems.” “Noise Pollution … Noise pollution refers to the state of unbearable and uncomfortable to human beings which is caused by noise from different sources.” “Water Pollution … Water pollution is a source of various water-borne diseases. The diseases commonly caused due to contaminated water are diarrhoea, intestinal worms, hepatitis, etc.” “Land Degradation … There are two processes that induce land degradation. These are natural and created by human beings. … There are some other types of wastelands such as degraded shifting cultivation area, degraded land under plantation crops, degraded forests, degraded pastures, and mining and industrial wastelands, are caused by human action.” |