Question

Where did the Bhopal gas tragedy occur?

• A. Union Carbide Corporation’s subsidiary
• B. Union Carbon Corporation’s subsidiary
• C. Union Carbonate Corporation’s subsidiary
• D. Union Cathode Corporation’s subsidiary

Answer 1

The correct option is A Union Carbide Corporation’s subsidiary

On 3 December 1984, about 45 tons of Methyl Isocyanate escaped from an insecticide plant of the Union Carbide Corporation’s subsidiary in Bhopal. Thousands of people died overnight due to the suffocating effect and burning sensation caused by the gas.