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Environment & EcologyPollution and Waste ManagementWater Pollution, Eutrophication and EffluentMedium
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Statement based
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Concept understanding
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Water Pollution, Eutrophication and Effluent
Related topics:
Marine Food Webs, Plankton and Ocean Productivity
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There is a concern over the increase in harmful algal blooms in the seawaters of India. What could be the causative factors for this phenomenon? 1. Discharge of nutrients from the estuaries. 2. Run-off from the land during the monsoon. 3. Upwelling in the seas. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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Question 47 · Water Pollution, Eutrophication and Effluent · Environment & Ecology · UPSC Prelims 2011 (GS)

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2011 · GS · Question 47