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Which of the following is/are a man-made disaster?

A
Earthquake
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Gas explosion
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Flood
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D
Industrial fire
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Solution

The correct options are
B Gas explosion
D Industrial fire
A natural disaster is caused by the natural phenomena and climatic change, while man-made disasters are the results of the human activities without any involvement of natural cause.e.g., Earthquake, floods and volcano are natural disasters whereas gas explosion and industrial fire come under the category of man-made disasters.

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