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Several Factories were pouring their wastes in rivers A and B. Water samples were collected from these two rivers. It was observed the sample collected from river A was acidic while that of river B was basic. The factories located near A and B are

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0%[A] Soaps and detergents factories near A and alcohol distillery near B
19.05%[B] Soaps and detergents factories near B and alcohol distillery near A ( 4 voters )
76.19%[C] Lead storage battery manufacturing factories near A and soaps and detergents factories near B ( 16 voters )
4.76%[D] Lead storage battery manufacturing factories near B and soaps and detergents factories near A. ( 1 voter )
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The correct answer is [C] Lead storage battery manufacturing factories near A and soaps and detergents factories near B.
Lead storage batteries release acidic waste, making river A acidic. Soaps and detergents factories release basic waste, making river B basic in nature.

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    1. ANSWER: [C]

      Explanation: The correct answer is [C] Lead storage battery manufacturing factories near A and soaps and detergents factories near B.

      River A → Acidic water → acids come from lead storage battery factories.

      River B → Basic water → bases/alkalis come from soap and detergent factories.

      Thus, option C is correct.

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