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The 2014 disaster at Malin village in Tal. Ambegaon, Dist. Pune was an example of which type of event?
ACyclone
BLandslide
CForest fire
DRadiation leakage
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Landslide
1. The 'Do you know?' box records a huge landslide in 2014 at Malin village, Tal. Ambegaon, Dist. Pune.
2. It shows the image of a school rebuilt after that disaster.
3. So the Malin event was a landslide.
4. Rule out radiation leakage: that example in the text refers to Chernobyl in Ukraine, not Malin.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology Part 2, Ch 10 "Disaster Management", p.122_
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