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The Kyshtym Disaster Site (Chelyabinsk Oblast)
Contributed by: Singh
  • 1. What year did the Kyshtym disaster occur?
A) 1949
B) 1960
C) 1957
D) 1955
  • 2. In which country did the Kyshtym disaster take place?
A) Ukraine
B) United States
C) China
D) Russia
  • 3. What type of facility was involved in the Kyshtym disaster?
A) Coal mine
B) Hydroelectric plant
C) Oil refinery
D) Nuclear facility
  • 4. What was the name of the nuclear plant near Kyshtym?
A) Mayak
B) Chernobyl
C) Fukushima
D) Three Mile Island
  • 5. What was the initial classification of the Kyshtym disaster, according to the International Nuclear Event Scale?
A) Level 6
B) Level 5
C) Level 4
D) Level 7
  • 6. The Kyshtym disaster is often overshadowed by which other nuclear disaster?
A) Three Mile Island
B) Windscale
C) Chernobyl
D) Fukushima
  • 7. What health effects were observed in the population exposed to radioactive materials from Kyshtym?
A) Decreased birth rates
B) Improved health
C) Higher fertility rates
D) Increased cancer rates
  • 8. What organization investigated the Kyshtym disaster after it was disclosed?
A) World Health Organization (WHO)
B) United Nations (UN)
C) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
D) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
  • 9. In which region is Kyshtym located?
A) Sverdlovsk Oblast
B) Krasnoyarsk Krai
C) Moscow Oblast
D) Chelyabinsk Oblast
  • 10. What was the primary environmental impact of the Kyshtym disaster?
A) Radioactive contamination
B) Air pollution
C) Soil erosion
D) Water scarcity
  • 11. Which city is closest to the Kyshtym disaster site?
A) Nizhny Novgorod
B) Yekaterinburg
C) Chelyabinsk
D) Moscow
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