APPSC Group-I Prelims 2019 Paper II · Question 90

Question 90 of the APPSC Group-I Prelims 2019 Paper II (26 May 2019). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. Prelims 2019 · P-II · Q90 · Science & Technology · Environment & Ecology

   The disease “Itai Itai” is caused by

   “ఇటై ఇటై” అనే వ్యాధి __________ వల్ల వస్తుంది.

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   Answer: Cadmium

   సమాధానం: కాడ్మియమ్

   Itai-itai disease was first reported in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It was caused by cadmium from mining wastes that polluted river water and rice, and it causes painful softening of bones and kidney damage.

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