Question

Union carbide India limited (UCIL) is a company belonging to ________ .
A. Africa
B. America
C. Australia
D. Arabia

Answer 1

Hint- UCIL was established in the year 1934. It was a chemical company. UCIL produced batteries, carbon products, welding equipment, plastic, industrial chemicals, pesticides, and Marine products. Its headquarters was in India.

Complete answer:
Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) is a company that belongs to America. In the year 1970, UCIL built a pesticide plant in Bhopal. This pesticide plant gained worldwide attention on 3 December 1984 due to the Bhopal disaster. The gas named methyl isocyanate leaked from this plant resulted in the death of 330 people. During the period of disaster, UCIL was ranked twenty-first in size among the number of companies operating in India. At that time it had revenues of Rs. 2 billion. In 1994, UCC completed the sale of its interest in UCIL to McLeod Russel of Calcutta. Then UCIL was renamed Eveready Industries India.

Thus the correct option is B.

Additional information- In the Bhopal gas tragedy, the supreme court of India commanded UCC and UCIL to pay 470 million dollars to settle all claims that arose from the tragedy.

Note: In June 2010, all Indian nationals, seven former employees of UCIL, and some others who were responsible for the death of several people due to negligence, sentenced to two years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs.1 lakh. All got bail shortly after the verdict.