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Botany-Sewage Treatment

NEET Botany Sewage Treatment Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Easy-Class 12

Assertion (A): Secondary treatment of sewage involves the use of aeration tanks.

Reason (R): Secondary treatment aims to remove organic matter using mechanical agitation and aeration.

A

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C

A is true but R is false.

D

A is false.

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

Both the assertion and reason are correct. Secondary treatment uses aeration tanks where air is pumped to help heterotrophic microbes break down organic matter.

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