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Q.Bhopal Gas Tragedy is a case of _____________

(a) thermal pollution
(b) air pollution
(c) nuclear pollution
(d) land pollution
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Step 1. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1984) involved an explosion at the Union Carbide pesticide plant that released a cloud of toxic methyl isocyanate (CH₃NCO) gas.

Step 2. Because the gas was twice as heavy as air, it formed a blanket over the surrounding area and was inhaled, attacking people's lungs and breathing -- i.e. it polluted the air people breathed, not water, soil or a nuclear source.

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(b) air pollution -- a toxic gas cloud released into the atmosphere.

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