The Chernobyl Disaster
  • 1. In which year did the Chernobyl disaster occur?
A) 1983
B) 1986
C) 1978
D) 1991
  • 2. What was the main cause of the Chernobyl disaster?
A) A terrorist attack
B) A reactor safety test
C) An earthquake
D) A flood
  • 3. What type of reactor was involved in the Chernobyl disaster?
A) BWR reactor
B) PWR reactor
C) FBR reactor
D) RBMK reactor
  • 4. What is ‘Chernobylite’?
A) An evacuation plan
B) A type of radioactive material
C) A type of food
D) A safety procedure
  • 5. Which entity was responsible for responding to the accident?
A) The United Nations
B) The European Union
C) NATO
D) The Soviet government
  • 6. What city was evacuated following the disaster?
A) Moscow
B) Minsk
C) Kyiv
D) Pripyat
  • 7. What is the exclusion zone established around Chernobyl?
A) 50 kilometers
B) 30 kilometers
C) 10 kilometers
D) 100 kilometers
  • 8. What structure was built to contain the reactor aftermath?
A) The observatory
B) The monument
C) The sarcophagus
D) The dome
  • 9. What safety mechanism failed leading to the Chernobyl disaster?
A) Pressure relief valves
B) Emergency cooling system
C) Reactor control rods
D) Containment structure
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