UPSC Prelims 2025 · GS Paper 1 · Q50

Science & Technology

Medium · Materials science / Environmental tech

With reference to activated carbon, consider the following statements:

1. It works primarily through adsorption, trapping contaminant molecules on its surface.

2. Its effectiveness comes from an extremely high internal surface area relative to its mass.

3. It can be synthesised from agricultural or industrial waste materials such as coconut shells or biochar.

Which of the statements given above are correct?