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Which of the following is classified as a man-made disaster rather than a natural one?
AEarthquake
BCyclone
CBomb blast
DVolcano
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Bomb blast
1. Natural disasters arise from environmental events: earthquakes, cyclones and volcanoes all do.
2. Man-made disasters arise from human action: war, fire, bomb blast, terrorism are listed under the man-made category.
3. A bomb blast is therefore the man-made disaster among the options.
4. Rule out earthquake: it is a geological natural disaster, not human-caused.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology Part 2, Ch 10 "Disaster Management", p.119_
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