Question

In which year did the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Act come into force in India?

• A. 1954
• B. 1974
• C. 1994
• D. 2004

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 1974

• The Water Pollution Prevention and Control Act came into force in India in 1974.

• Water pollution adversely affects the availability of clean water, and it also leads to the contamination of soil and air.

• According to United Nations statistics, approximately 1.92.3 million tons of waste are discharged into water bodies globally every day.

• The amount of oxygen required by micro organisms to decompose biological matter in a given volume of water is referred to as Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD).