Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion 
and the other is labelled as Reason 
Assertion A: Polluted water may have a value of 
of the order of 
.
Reason R: BOD is a measure of oxygen required to oxidise both the biodegradable and nonbiodegradable organic material in water.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
and 
are correct and 
is the correct explanation of 
.
is correct but 
is not correct.
Text Solution
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Clean water have BOD less than 
while highly polluted water has BOD greater or equal to 
. So, assertion is correct. BOD is measure of oxygen required to oxidise only bio-degradable organic matter. So, reason is false.
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