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