EDUCATION UGC NET
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Mustard gas
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Methane gas
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Sulphur dioxide
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Methyl Isocyanate
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Detailed explanation-1: -On December 3 1984, more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, immediately killing at least 3, 800 people and causing significant morbidity and premature death for many thousands more.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the central Indian city of Bhopal, a chemical reaction at a pesticide factory released 42 tons of methyl isocyanate, better known as MIC. In one night between 3, 000 and 10, 000 lives were lost. MIC is one of the deadliest substances used in the chemical industry.
Detailed explanation-3: -So, the correct option is Air pollution.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the late hours of that fateful night, water is believed to have entered a side pipe and into the tank when workers were trying to unclog it. This caused an exothermic reaction in the tank and increased the tank’s pressure slowly which led to the atmospheric venting of the gas.
Detailed explanation-5: -The chemical formula of Methyl Isocyanate is CH3NCO. Methyl Isocyanate was leaked during the Bhopal Gas Tragedy on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India pesticide plant in Bhopal.