Paper 1 · People, Development & Environment
UGC NET 31st Dec 2025 Shift 1
The liquid that drains or leaches from a landfill, carrying dissolved and suspended matter, is called
ASludge
BLeachate ✓ Correct
CSlurry
DEffluent
Correct answer: (B) Leachate — The liquid that percolates through a landfill and picks up dissolved and suspended waste is called leachate. Sludge is a thick settled solid, slurry is a thin mix of solids…
Explanation
★The liquid that percolates through a landfill and picks up dissolved and suspended waste is called leachate. Sludge is a thick settled solid, slurry is a thin mix of solids in liquid and effluent is treated or untreated wastewater discharge, so the landfill drainage is leachate.
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