Which of the following gas leaked in the Bhopal Gas tragedy in December 1984? (1) Methyl isocyanate (2) Methyl isochlorate (3) Methyl phosphate (4) Methyl isopropate
(1) Methyl isocyanate Explanation: In the gas tragedy that occurred at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on 2-3 December 1984, over 500,000 people were exposed to toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other chemicals. An estimated 10,000 or more people died.