TGPSC HMWSSB Manager 2015 Paper 2 · Question 87
Question 87 of the TSPSC Manager (Engineering), HMWSSB, 2015: Paper 2 (Civil Engineering) (1 November 2015). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.
The natural process under which the flowing river gets cleaned is known as
- Oxidation
- Photosynthesis
- Reduction
- Self-purification
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Answer: (4) Self-purification
Self-purification is the combined natural action of dilution, sedimentation, oxidation by bacteria, reaeration, sunlight and photosynthesis by which a river cleans itself; oxidation and photosynthesis are only parts of it.