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प्रश्न
Choose the correct answer
In 1986, an accidental explosion at a nuclear plant at ________ in the former USSR caused radiation to spread across Ukraine and other regions, killing over 12,000 people.
पर्याय
Kiev
Chernobyl
Astana
St Petersburg
MCQ
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उत्तर
Chernobyl
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Natural and Manmade Disasters
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the Columns
| A | B | ||
| 1 | Drought | a | Man-made disaster |
| 2 | Hiroshima bombing | b | Chemical disaster |
| 3 | Underwater earthquakes that cause tsunamis | c | Largest oil spill disaster |
| 4 | Accidental release of toxins in the environment from factories | d | Insufficient rainfall |
| 5 | Deepwater Horizon | e | Natural disaster |
Is it man-made or natural?
What causes fire? Give one example.
Name the world’s worst industrial disaster.
How do oil spills occur?
What are the effects of spills?
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An ______ is a sudden violent movement of a portion of the earth’s crust.
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About ______ per cent of the land area in India is drought-prone.
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Nepal lies on the fault called ______.
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Unlike most of the other natural disasters, a ________ is not a sudden occurrence.
