Disaster Management
- 1.In a cyclone, the direction of circulation is anti-clockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in Southern Hemisphere due to .................
- A.
Gravitational force
- B.
Coriolis effect
- C.
Inclination of Earth’s rotational axis
- D.
None of the above
- 2.Effective hazard management largely rely on ..................
- A.
Govt. agencies
- B.
Emergency responses
- C.
Pre-disaster planning
- D.
Volcanoes
- 3.The extent to which a community ,structure , services or geographic area is likely to be damaged or disrupted by the impact of particular hazard is termed as .............................
- A.
Capacity
- B.
Vulnerability
- C.
Risk
- D.
Hazard assessment
- 4.The point of the earth’s surface directly above the point where an earthquake occurs is called the :-
- A.
Focus
- B.
Epicenter
- C.
Fracture
- D.
Fault
- 5.The cycle of disaster consists of the following components :-
- A.
Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery
- B.
Mitigation, Risk assessment, Response and Recovery
- C.
Preparedness, vulnerability assessment, risk assessment, recovery
- D.
None of the above
- 6.Volcanoes are generally found where:-
- A.
Intraplates pull
- B.
Tectonic plates pull
- C.
EARTH'S CRUST PULL
- D.
NONE OF ABOVE
- 7.Volcanic erupted material when inside the hill/earth/mountain it is called :-
- A.
Lava
- B.
Magma
- C.
Lahars
- D.
None of these
- 8.The level of risk of a disaster depends on :-
- A.
Nature of the hazard
- B.
Vulnerability of the elements which are affected
- C.
Economic value of the elements which are affected
- D.
All of above
- 9.Vulnerability analysis comes in which part of the Disaster Management Cycle:-
- A.
Mitigation
- B.
Preparedness
- C.
Response
- D.
Recovery
- 10.High vulnerability and high hazard are associated with :-
- A.
Low disaster risk
- B.
Medium disaster risk
- C.
High disaster risk
- D.
None of the above
- 11.What is it called when a large number of people in a community get a disease at the same time ?
- A.
INFLUX
- B.
Black death
- C.
Epidemic
- D.
Pandemic
- 12.The Richter scale expresses an earthquakes:-
- A.
Magnitude
- B.
Location
- C.
Duration
- D.
Depth
- 13.A disease that becomes unusually widespread and even global in its reach is referred to as:-
- A.
Epidemic
- B.
Pandemic
- C.
Spanish flu
- D.
Hyperendemic
- 14.Which of the following is not a man-made hazard?
- A.
Leakage of Toxic waste
- B.
Wars and Civil Strife
- C.
Drought
- D.
Environmental pollution
- 15.Intensity of an earthquake is measured by:-
- A.
Modified Mercalli scale
- B.
Richter scale
- C.
Seismograph
- D.
None of the above
- 16.What is Lahars ?
- A.
Magma
- B.
Lava
- C.
Volcanic mud flow
- D.
None of the above
- 17.Which one of the following is a geological disaster?
- A.
Tsunami
- B.
Flood
- C.
Storm surge
- D.
Wild fire
- 18.During volcanic eruption , the extreme risk zone is within a distance :-
- A.
Upto 100 mtrs
- B.
100-300 mtrs
- C.
300mtrs- 3 km
- D.
NONE OF THE ABOVE
- 19.Which wave of the earthquake produces rolling effect along the surface
- A.
P wave
- B.
S WAVE
- C.
L wave
- D.
None of the above
- 20.Generally the number on Richter Scale ranges between –
- A.
0 and 6
- B.
0 and 9
- C.
1 to 5
- D.
1 to 12
- 21.Disaster Management includes:
- A.
Mitigation
- B.
Reconstruction
- C.
Rehabilitation
- D.
All of the above
- 22.Which is the only active volcano in India?
- A.
Volcano Popa
- B.
Volcano of Barren Island
- C.
Volcano Etna
- D.
None of the above
- 23.What is Ring of Fire?
- A.
Belt of volcanoes in the Circum Pacific region
- B.
Belt of volcanoes in the mid-continental region
- C.
Belt of volcanoes in the mid-atlantic region
- D.
None of the above
- 24.Tsunami’s can occur only during :-
- A.
Evening
- B.
Afternoon
- C.
Any time of the day or night
- D.
Morning
- 25.The name of the largest active volcano in the world is :
- A.
Mauna Lao in Hawaii
- B.
Mount Fuji in Japan
- C.
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
- D.
None of the above
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