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General Knowledge · Q2

Environmental Science

Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 2

Q2

What is the cause of the Exxon Valdez?

A.
Oil Tanker which sank in 1989 along the coast of Alaska and marine life seriously affected.
Answer
B.
a plane which crashed and caused death of human life
C.
a ship which wrecked on the coast of India
D.
none of these.

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
It spilled 10.8 million US gallons (260,000 bbl) (or 37,000 metric tonnes) of crude oil over the next few days. It is considered to be one of the worst human-caused environmental disasters. The Valdez spill is the second largest in US waters, after the 2010 Deep water Horizon oil spill, in terms of volume released