Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Water resources

Question:

Which of the following river is not correctly paired with the region where it is severely polluted?

Options:

Sabarmati at Ahmedabad

Gomti at Lucknow

Vaigai at Madurai

Ganga at Moradabad

Correct Answer:

Ganga at Moradabad

Explanation:

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in collaboration with State Pollution Control Boards has been monitoring the water quality of national aquatic resources at 507 stations. The data obtained from these stations show that organic and bacterial contamination continues to be the main source of pollution in rivers. The Yamuna river is the most polluted river in the country between Delhi and Etawah. Other severely polluted rivers are: the Sabarmati at Ahmedabad, the Gomti at Lucknow, the Kali, the Adyar, the Cooum (entire stretches), the Vaigai at Madurai and the Musi of Hyderabad and the Ganga at Kanpur and Varanasi.