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.
AnswerB.
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