Practicing Success
Which of the following is a pair of the two highly polluted rivers in India? |
The Ganga and the Satluj The Yamuna and the Kosi The Ganga and the Yamuna The Brahmaputra and the Saraswati |
The Ganga and the Yamuna |
Water quality refers to purity of water, or water without unwanted foreign substances. Water gets polluted by foreign matters, such as micro-organisms, chemicals, industrial and other wastes. Such matters deteriorate the quality of water and render it unfit for human use. When toxic substances enter lakes, streams, rivers, ocean and other water bodies, they get dissolved or lie suspended in water. This results in pollution of water, whereby quality of water deteriorates affecting aquatic systems. Sometimes, these pollutants also seep down and pollute groundwater. The Ganga and the Yamuna are the two highly polluted rivers in the country. |