The problem of arsenic in India is due to

A. Overexploitation of surface water inaffected areas

B. Overexploitation of arsenopyrite in land

C. Overexploitation of coal in Bihar and Bengal

D. Overexploitation of ground water in affected areas

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Being heavy the concentration of arsenic in the lower levels of underground water keeps on increasing, As the water table shrinks the concentration of Arsenic increases automatically which is hazardous to health, e.g. in Ganga Brahmaputra basin.