alleryHow can ORS be prepared at home for one litre of water?
AOne teaspoon sugar, six teaspoons salt
BSix teaspoons sugar, half teaspoon salt
CSix teaspoons salt, half teaspoon sugar
DHalf teaspoon each of sugar and salt
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Six teaspoons sugar, half teaspoon salt
1. ORS contains both sugar and a small amount of common salt.
2. The home recipe is six teaspoons of sugar and half a teaspoon of salt in one litre of boiled and cooled water.
3. The other mixes reverse or change these amounts.
_Source: NCERT Curiosity Class 6 Science, Ch 6, 6.3.4 (Make your own ORS)_
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