Question

MIC and Chernobyl tragedies occurred at

• A. Bhopal $1984$, Ukraine $1990$
• B. Bhopal $1984$, Ukraine $1988$
• C. Bhopal $1984$, Ukraine $1986$
• D. Bhopal $1986$, Russia $1988$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Bhopal $1984$, Ukraine $1986$

The Bhopal Gas tragedy was a gas leak incident occurred in the night of 2-3 December 1984 in which Methyl isocyanate gas was released from a fertiliser manufacturing plant of Union Carbide, the Madhya Pradesh Government confirmed 3787 deaths related to the gas release. The exposure of gas and other toxins make people suffer even decades after the accident.

The Ukraine tragedy, Chernobyl disaster occurred on 26 April 1986 from an explosion at the Chernobyl power station which released a huge radioactive cloud into the atmosphere, the accident occurred when the fourth reactor suffered a huge power increase.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Bhopal 1984, Ukraine 1986'