Activated carbon is a good and an attractive tool to remove pollutants from effluent streams and to remediate contaminants from various industries. UPSC GENERAL STUDIES 2025

 UPSC GENERAL STUDIES 2025

10. Consider the following statements:

Statement 1:

Activated carbon is a good and an attractive tool to remove pollutants from effluent streams and to remediate contaminants from various industries.

Statement 2:

Activated carbon exhibits a large surface area and a strong potential for adsorbing heavy metals 

Statement 3:

Activated carbon can be easily synthesized from environmental wastes with high carbon content.

Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

(a) both statement 2 and statement 3 are correct and both of them explain statement 1.

(B) Both statement 2 and statement 3 are correct but only one of them explains statement 1.

(C) Only one of the statements 2 and 3 is correct and that explains statement 1.

(D) Neither statement 2 nor statement 3 is correct.

Answer -(a) both statement 2 and 3 are correct and both of them explain statement 1.