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Read the statements given below and identify the event.

1. The event took place in a South Asian country.
2. The event was a strategic military operation.
3. The event made use of plutonium bombs.
4. The event is the only event to use these bombs in an armed conflict.

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The bombing of Pearl Harbour
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The Chernobyl disaster
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The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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D
The Bhopal Gas tragedy
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Solution

The correct option is C The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing took place in 1945. This was a strategic military operation carried out during the end of world war 2 to get the axis power, Japan to surrender to the Allies. This event made use of bombs made of plutonium and uranium. The effects of the nuclear bomb were devastating, killing thousands of people and leaving the survivors with numerous health problems. This event is considered as a human-induced disaster.

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