Q830
The gas liberated in the Bhopal gas tragedy was:
A.
Pheynl isocynate
B.
Acetylene
C.
Ethylene
D.
Methyl isocynate
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The scenes were reminiscent of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster which killed thousands of people. At least 30 tonnes of methyl isocyanate gas was released from the Union Carbide pesticide plant in the Madhya Pradesh capital in one of the worst industrial disasters of the 20th century.