Which of the following diseases are caused by the consumption of water contaminated by mercury and nitrate ?

examrobotsa's picture

Submitted by examrobotsa on

Q: 66 (CAPF/2017)

Which of the following diseases are caused by the consumption of water contaminated by mercury and nitrate ?

question_subject: 

Science

question_exam: 

CAPF

stats: 

0,49,22,18,1,49,3

keywords: 

{'diseases': [9, 0, 10, 7], 'minamata disease': [3, 0, 1, 1], 'mercury': [0, 0, 2, 2], 'osteoporosis': [2, 0, 1, 2], 'water': [65, 15, 80, 129], 'blue baby syndrome': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'consumption': [2, 4, 6, 10]}

Option 1: Minamata disease and Osteoporosis - Minamata disease is caused by the consumption of seafood contaminated by mercury, not water. Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by low bone density and is not caused by the consumption of contaminated water. Therefore, this option is not correct.

Option 2: Osteoporosis and Blue Baby Syndrome - Osteoporosis is not caused by the consumption of contaminated water, as mentioned above. Blue Baby Syndrome, also known as methemoglobinemia, is caused by high levels of nitrates in drinking water. However, mercury contamination is not associated with Blue Baby Syndrome. Therefore, this option is not correct.

Option 3: Minamata disease and Blue Baby Syndrome - This option is correct. Minamata disease is caused by the consumption of water contaminated by mercury. Blue Baby Syndrome is caused by the consumption of water contaminated by nitrates. Both diseases can be acquired through the consumption of contaminated water.

Option 4: Osteoporosis and Minamata disease - As mentioned earlier, osteoporosis is not caused by the consumption of contaminated water. Minamata disease is caused by the consumption of water contaminated by mercury, so this part is correct. However, since only