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