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Q. The “Minamata disease” is caused by which of the following compound?

[A] Nitrate

[B] Mercury

[C] Lead

[D] Cadmium

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: A crippling deformity called Minamata disease due to consumption of fish captured from mercury contaminated Minamata Bay in Japan was detected in 1952.

Source: Shankar IAS

Q. The “Minamata disease” is caused by which of the following compound?

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