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Air Pollution and its Control

Question

Which one of the following statements is wrong in case of Bhopal tragedy?

Moderate

A

Methyl Isocyanate gas leakage took place.
B

Thousands of human beings died.
C

Radioactive fall out engulfed Bhopal .
D

It took place in the night of December 2/3 1984.

Solution

Bhopal gas tragedy is not a radioactive fallout.
The Bhopal disaster was a gas leak incident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is considered among the world's worst industrial disasters. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas. The highly toxic substance made its way into and around the small towns located near the plant.

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