Question : Which of the following is a major component of water pollution in the Bengal Basin?
Option 1: Chromium
Option 2: Arsenic
Option 3: Calcium
Option 4: Potassium
Correct Answer: Arsenic
Solution : The correct option is Arsenic.
Arsenic (As) contamination of groundwater in the Bengal Basin is severe and hurts human health. The Bengal basin's arsenic-affected regions are confined to the Ganges delta, primarily in the Hooghly River's eastern section.
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Question : Chlorine gas is a major component of which of the following?
Option 1: Water
Option 2: Tear gas
Option 3: Liquefied petroleum gas
Option 4: Gobar gas
Question : Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India?
Option 1: Kandla
Option 2: Visakhapatnam
Option 3: Karaikal
Option 4: Pondicherry (Puducherry)
Question : Which of the following is not an example of a major industrial region of India?
Option 1: Gujarat region
Option 2: Hooghly region
Option 3: Chota Nagpur region
Option 4: Northern Malabar region
Question : Which of the following subjects is covered in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?
Option 1: Major forest produce
Option 2: Health and sanitation
Option 3: Large scale industries
Option 4: Police and public order
Question : Which of the following is not one of the major tectonic plates of the Earth?
Option 1: Nazca plate
Option 2: Pacific plate
Option 3: Africa with the eastern Atlantic floor plate
Option 4: India-Australia-New Zealand plate
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