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Question 11 Mark
Though any amount of pollutants are added to the soil, the toxic substances do not leach into water.
Answer
False. (The toxic substances added to the soil can leach in the groundwater and cause water pollution.)
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Question 21 Mark
When water is mixed with natural or artificial unwanted material, the dissolved oxygen level of such water increases.
Answer
False. (When water is mixed with natural or artificial unwanted material, the dissolved oxygen level of such water decreases. This causes harm to the resident animals. However when aquatic weeds and algae outgrow in number it causes rise in oxygen only during day time.)
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Question 31 Mark
Polluted water is responsible for diseases such as cholera, hepatitis, typhoid, skin diseases and diseases of the alimentary canal.
Answer
True. (The water sources if they are contaminated with biological pollutants such as bacteria, viruses or protozoans, can cause variety of water-borne diseases.)
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Question 41 Mark
More the use of electric appliances, more will be the pollution.
Answer
True. (Most of the electricity is generated in India by burning coal. The power generation plants thus cause lots of air pollution. More the electricity is used by using more appliances, there will be more pollution. However, only power generation through solar energy cannot cause pollution.)
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Question 51 Mark
Water does not get polluted by washing the clothes in running water of river.
Answer
False. (Even if washing of soiled clothes is done in running water, it will cause pollution as the dirt and the waste materials will be added to water. This certainly will cause water pollution.)
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Write the following Statement Is True Or False. & Write True - Science STD 8 Questions - Vidyadip