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Question
CBSEENBI12002488

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

  • Thousands of human beings died

  • Radioactive fallout engulfed Bhopal

  • It took place on the night of December 2/3, 1984

  • Methyl isocyanate gas leakage took place

Solution

B.

Radioactive fallout engulfed Bhopal

Bhopal gas Tragedy (Bhopal disaster) the world's worst industrial catastrophes. It occurred on the night of December 2/3, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. A leak of methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals from the plant resulted in the exposure of hundreds of thousands of people. The official immediate death toll was 2,259 and the government of Madhya Pradesh has confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release. A government affidavit in 2006 stated the leak caused 5, 58125 injuries.