NEET Biology question

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**Statement 1:** Sewage, industrial effluents and waste water are non-point sources of water pollution. **Statement 2:** Surface runoff is a point source of water pollution.

(A)Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
(B)Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect
(C)Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct
(D)Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrectCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

By the standard definitions used in environmental science, point-source pollution originates from a single, identifiable discharge point (such as a sewage or industrial effluent pipe), while non-point-source pollution is diffuse, arising from a large area without one identifiable point (such as agricultural or urban

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