Disaster-Management MCQ
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Disaster Management
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a. Physical and chemical
b. Natural and Human induced
c. Physical and Human
d. Social and cultural
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a. Threat of natural calamity
b. Threat to property and lives from calamities
c. Threat for consequences of disaster
d. All of the above
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3. Disaster is an event arising out of
a. Result of hazard event
b. Causes of hazard event
c.
d.
Causes of disaster event
All of the above
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4. The typical examples of man-made disasters are
a. Chemical explosion
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b. Leakage of toxic waste
c. War and civil strife
d. All of the above
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c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
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9. What are the major consequences of Tropical cyclones?
a. Fierce wind
b. Heavy rain
c. Storm surge
d. All of the above
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10. The major man made causes of floods are
a. Deforestation
b. Siltation
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c. Bursting of dam
d. All of the above
d. None of these
d. Poor nutrition
a. Media
b. Police
c. Government officials
d. Public
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15. What are the important measures to be taken in community level of disaster
preparedness
a. Increased awareness
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16. A point on the surface of the earth vertically above the focus is known as
a. Epicenter
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b. Hypocenter
c. Special focus
d. None of the above
17. Which instrument is used for recording the occurrences of the earthquake
a. Richter Scale
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b. Seismology
c. Seismograph
d. None of the Above
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18. Which area in the world witness’s highest seismic earthquake activity in the world.
a. Mid-continental belt
b. Cir-cum Pacific belt
c. Mid-Atlantic belt
d. All of the above
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19. What type of disaster is most prominent in India?
a. Flood
b. Draught
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c. Cyclone
d. Earthquake
20. Which volcanic eruption is responsible for raising temperature of the Northern
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21. Which are the major controlling systems for reduction of volcanic disaster?
a. Prediction for early warning of eruption
b. Timely evolution and relief work
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c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
22. Which techniques are used for prediction of early warning of eruption?
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24. Which of the following disasters can be triggered by an earthquake?
a. Tsunami
b. Intense ground shaking
c. A landslide
d. All of the above
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25. Which of the following statements is false?
a. Earthquakes occur in plate boundaries
b. The time and location of most major earthquakes can be predicted several days in
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advance
c. Earthquakes can be caused by normal, reverse and strike-slip faulting
d. P waves travel faster than both S waves and Surface waves
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26. Volcanic eruption are closely associated with
a. Mountain building and fracturing
b. Deforestation
c. Landslides
d. Heat budget
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27. Tropical cyclones originate within
a. Intermediate between Polar and temperate zones
b. Mainly tropical area
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b. Loss of biodiversity
c. Scarcity of water supply
d. All of the above
31. Which of the following agencies are the National Disaster Risk Reduction
stakeholders?
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a. Central Government
b. National Disaster Offices
c. Private Sector
d. All of the above
32. Structural and Non-structural measures are elements of high category of Risk
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Reduction measures
a. Socio-economic measures
b. Physical measures
c. Environmental measures
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d. Post disaster measures
33. What are the major types oriented to mitigation measures of hazards and disasters?
a. Public mitigation measures
b. Community mitigation measures
c. Both a and b
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d. None of the above
34. What are the main prescribes procedures for standard operating?
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a. Search and rescue
b. Medical assistant
c. Casualty management
d. All of the above
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35. The steps need to be taken for any risk natural or man-made disaster
a. Proper building construction
b. A well planned
c. Awareness among the stakeholders
d. All of the above
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c. Within the first three hours after the disaster has struck
d. After the warning period
39. The most essential item that the disaster stricken populations must be provided with
is
a. Shelter material
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b. Drinking water
c. Fuel
d. All of the above
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40. An essential to the sanitary maintenance of latrines is
a. Sufficient supply of water
b. Supply of latrine construction materials
c. Health education program in latrine usage and upkeep
d. All of the above
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41. Besides testing the quality of the food itself, inspections should be made to determine
the cleanliness of-
a. Premises where food is handled and prepared
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b. Washing facilities
c. Food storage facilities
d. All of the above
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44. Which body in the state of Tripura can declare emergency in case of state level
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disaster?
a. TDMA
b. SEC
c. Department of Public works
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d. Department of minister
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d. All of the above
46. What are the roles of NGOs in disaster related preparedness stage?
a. Public awareness and education
b. Vulnerability and risk assessment
c. Forming and training DNTs, introducing alternative technologies
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d. All of the above
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b. Community
c. Local Government
d. State Government pa
48.Mock drills exercise to create awareness among people are conducted at
a. State level
b. District level
c. GP/Village level
d. All of the above
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49. The presence of high hill ranges with alternate valleys in Tripura is much similar to
the “ridge-Vale topography” of
a. The Manipur hills
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50. The North-East India is seismically one of the six most active regions of the world
along with the other five zones of
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(b) Earthquake
(c) Flood
(d) Wild fire
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52. The cyclone that hit Odisha on October 29, 1999 is an example of
(a) Super cyclone
(b) Silent cyclone
(c) Cyclone storm
(d) None
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53. The human factors which cause floods are:
(a) Deforestation
(b) Heavy rainfall
(c) Cloud burst
(d) Large catchment area
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54. The Bhopal gas tragedy is an example of:
(a) Industrial disasters
(b) Natural disasters
(c) Nuclear disasters
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(d) Hydrological hazard
61. Earthquake is a:
a) Geophysical disaster
(b) Hydrological disaster
(c) Meteorological disaster
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(d) Compound disaster
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(b) Man induced hazard
(c) Meteorological hazard
(d) Hydrological hazard pa
63. Disaster at Chernobyl (USSR), Three Mile Island (USA), and Fukusima (JAPAN)
are all related to:
(a) Disaster caused by earthquake
(b) Disaster caused by Tsunami
(c) Nuclear disaster
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(d) Epidemic disaster
64. The disease that swept a large part of Asia, Europe and Africa in the 14 th century is:
(a) Plague
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(c) 10/11
(d) 11/01
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(a) Bird flu
(b) Swine flu
(c) Cattle flu
(d) None of the above.
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engineering failure like –
(a) Design flaws or materials failures
(b) Insufficient knowledge or underestimations
(c) Carelessness or negligence
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(d) All the above.
70) The epicenter of the earthquake of the magnitude of 5.7 which occurred on the 3 rd
of Jan, 2017 in Tripura was located at:
a) Dhalai District
b) West District
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c) North District
d) Gomati District
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71) Raima and Sarma are the tributaries of:
a) Muhuri
b) Gomati
c) Khowai
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d) Haora
d) 12
a) Chief Secretary
b) District Magistrate
c) Chief Minister
d) BDO
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c) Sakhan
d) Longtarai
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c) 8152sq.km
d) 1200 sq.km
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c) Industrial hazard
d) All of the above
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a) Active volcano
b) Dormant volcano
c) Extinct volcano
d) None of them
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78. The river which causes tremendous floods in Assam is
(a) Ganga
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Godavari
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(d) Barak
(b) Drought
(c) Flood
(d) None of these
81. What is it called when a large number of people in a community get a disease at the
same time?
a) Influx
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83. The primary goal of a disaster preparedness plan is:
a) To protect the population
b) To protect valuable resources
c) To keep communications lines open
d) To protect environmental health personnel
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84. Which of the following leads to earthquakes:
a) Movement of plates
b) Nuclear explosion
c) Extraction of minerals
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d) All of the above
88. Andhra Pradesh was severely battered by a cyclonic storm which killed more than
10,000 lives on?
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a. 15-11-1977
b. 15-11-1971
c. 15-11-1963
d. 15-11-1945
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90. United Nations Disaster Management Team is responsible for solving problem
resulting from disaster in?
a. Asia
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b. Australia
c. Africa
d. In all continents
91. How many of 35 Indian States and Union Territories are disaster prone?
a. 23
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b. 25
c. 12
d. 27
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92. Number of human live lost during 1980-2010 due to natural and induced hazards in
India?
a. 1,42,265
b. 1,56,897
c. 1,43,039
d. 1,23,987
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93) National Institute of Disaster Management is at
a. Manipur
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b. Punjab
c. Hyderabad
d. New Delhi
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94. The term ‘disaster’ is derived from which of the following language?
a. Greek
b. Latin
c. French
d. Arabic
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c. 6%
d. 17%
a. 2006
b. 2003
c. 2005
d. 2009
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98. Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre is at?
a. Bangkok
b. Kerala
c. Surat
d. None
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99. How much percentage of Indian land is prone to earthquakes?
a. 52%
b. 54%
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c. 59%
d. 60%
d. 1942
d. 2006
103. Disasters can be categorized into various types on the basis of?
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a. Its speed
b. Its previous history
c. Loss of property they result
d. Loss of human life they result
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c. Providing cheap electricity
d. Providing school uniforms to children
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c. German term
d. Japanase term
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a. Ham radio
b. Home radio
c. Pocket radio
d. Silent radio
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108. A series of earthquakes shook the Central American Nation Of Nicarague and
killed many people in the year?
a. 1974
b. 1972
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c, 1973
d. 1975
109. In which year a cyclone struck the Coastal Andhra in Krishna Godavari delta and
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caused havoc?
a. 1976
b. 1979
c. 1978
d. 1977
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110. The National Civil Defence college was founded in 1957 at?
a. Bombay
b. Nagpur
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c. Cochin
d. Hyderabad
111. Which of the following activities is covered by Disaster Management before, during
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or after a disaster?
a. Reconstruction and Rehabilitation
b. Mitigation
c. Emergency response
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112. The phrase WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION entered widespread usage in?
a. 2003
b. 2001
c. 2002
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d. 2004
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d. All the above
114. On November 19,1977, a cyclone, which had been operated to hit Tamil Nadu,
instead struck the Central Coast of and diverted several villages?
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a. Kerela
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Orissa
d. Karnataka
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115. For coordinating disaster management activities for all natural hazards, the Nodal
Agency at the Central Govt is the?
a. Ministry of Home Affairs
b. Ministry of Rural Development
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c. Ministry of Communication
d. Ministry of Urban Ministry
116. U.N. Disaster Management Team UNDMT is responsible for solving problems
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117. National Disaster Management Division of the Govt. of India wherever necessary,
sends to disaster affected areas?
a. Coordanation its containing satellite phones
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118. When a powerful earthquake struck South Eastern Iran and caused enormous loss
of life and property Killing 30,000 people?
a. 26.12.2003
b. 26.11.2003
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c. 26.10.2003
d. 26.10.2002
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c. Landslide
120. The ground movements caused by earthquakes can have a damaging effects such
as?
a. Ground shaking
b. Landslides
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c. Surface ruptures
d. All the above
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a. Honolulu
b. Goa
c. Jakartha
d. Pondicherry
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122. The main objectives of First Aid?
a. To preserve life
b. To prevent the victims condition from worsening
c. To promote recovery
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d. All the above
124. Report on Training on Search and Rescue for the members of the village Disaster
Management Team is prepared by?
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a. Govt. of Manipur
b. Govt. of Indonesia
c. Govt. of Uttaranchal
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c. Underwater landslides
d. All the above
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126. In which year the violent explosion of the famous Volcano, Krakatoa in Indonesia,
produced Tsunamis measuring 40 feet?
a. 1883
b. 1881
c. 1882
d. 1884
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127. According to World Disasters Report of 2010, during 2000-09, 85% of affected
people belonged to the?
a. Asia Pacific Region
b. African region
c. Japan region
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d. Australian region
128. Area of Indian coastline which is vulnerable to storm surges, cyclones and
tsunamis is?
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a. 5700 Km
b. 3700km
c. 2700km
d. 4700km
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129. The date when the super cyclone hit the Orissa coast which killed nearly 10,000
people and affected over 15 million people across 12 districts of Orissa is?
a. 29.08.1999
b. 29.08.1997
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c. 29.08.1998
d. 29.08.1996
130. According to the World Bank, during the period 1996 to 2000, the approximate
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131. The National Policy on Disaster Management was approved by the Union Cabinet
in?
a. 2008
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b. 2009
c. 2007
d. 2010
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d. Prime Minister
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d. None of the above
134. By what measures can we significantly reduce the impact of disasters on our
people?
a. Better planning
b. Preparedness awareness
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c. Mitigation measures
d. All the above
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a. 29-11-2006
b. 26-10-2006
c. 29-8-2006
d. 29-10-2006
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136. National Institute of Disaster Management publishes a biannual journal titled?
a. Disaster India
b. Disaster Mitigation
c. Disaster & Development
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d. Indian Disaster
b. French Word
c. Latin Word
d. Chinese Word
138. What percent of earthquakes and tsunamis account for world disasters?
a. 8%
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b. 3%
c. 9%
d. 7%
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140. According to World Bank Estimate, direct losses from natural disasters are upto
percent of GDP?
a. 4%
b. 2%
c. 1%
d. 3%
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141. SAARC Disaster Management Centre is at?
a. Dhaka
b. Coloumbo
c. New Delhi
d. Khatmandu
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142. Tsunamis are waves generated by?
a. Earthquakes
b. Volcanic eruptions
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c. Underwater landslides
d. All of the above
145. United Nations Disaster Management Team (UNDMT) is responsible for solving
problem resulting from disasters in?
a. Africa
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b. Asia
c. Australia
d. In all continents
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146. On what date a powerful earthquake struck South Eastern Iran and Caused heavy
loss of life and property?
a. 26.12.2004
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b. 26.12.2003
c. 26.12.2002
d. 25.11.2003
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148. Andhra Pradesh was severely battered by a cyclonic storm killed more than 10,000
lives on?
a. 15.11.1976
b. 15.11.1977
c. 15.11.1978
d. 15.11.1975
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149. Disaster Management Team should include?
a. Awareness generation team
b. First aid team
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c. Search and Rescue team
d. All of the above
150. 11-03-2012 marked one year sine an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands of
people in?
a. Japan
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b. South Korea
c. North Korea
d. Indonesia
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151. Earthquake under the sea is called?
a. Tsunami
b. Hurricane
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c. Cyclone
d. Thunder
c. May-October
d. Aril-June
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153. According to U. N. O. there were about disasters per year between 1992 -
2000 in the world?
a. 100
b. 300
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c. 500
d. 800
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154. In which year the violent explosion of the famous Volcano, Krakatoa in Indonesia,
produced Tsunamis measuring 40 feet?
a. 1881
b. 1882
c. 1883
d. 1884
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155) Which natural hazard has caused the greatest number of deaths in a single event?
a) Earthquakes
b) Floods
c) Volcanic eruptions and related disasters
d)hurricanes
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156) Earthquakes that occur along faults are created when
a) Melted rock is erupted along the fault zone
b) Stress builds up until rocks break
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c) The earth shifts and moves along fracture
d) Answers b and c
d) Energy released
d) None of these
a) Plate surface
b) Plate boundaries
c) Plate vacuum
d) Ocean beds
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c) Bed eruptions
d) Volcano
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c) Seismograph
d) Typanicgraph
163) Which of the following activities is covered by Disaster management before, during
or after a disaster?
a) Reconstruction and Rehabilitation
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b) Mitigation
c) Emergency response
d) All the above
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164) International Tsunami Information Centre is in?
a) Honolalu
b) Goa
c) Jakartha
d) Pondicherry
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165) When did Tsunami struck the east coast of India in recent times?
a) December 26, 2004
b) December 26, 2014
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c) December 24, 2004
d) January 26, 1997
a) Wind
b) Gravitational force of the moon on the sea
c) Gravitational force of the sun on the sea
d) Gravitational force of the earth on the sea
transformations occur?
a) Wavelength increases, wave period decreases, and wave height stays the same
b) Wavelength decreases, wave period decreases, and wave height increases
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170) The nodal department for wind detection IMD refers to
a) Indian meteorological department
b) Indian metrological department
c) Indian metallurgical department
d) None of these
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171) Mapping method used for tracking wind speed and direction is
a) Hazard mapping
b) Mind mapping
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c) Speed mapping
d) None of these
d) Radius
d) Thunderstorm
a) Hurricane
b) Typhoon
c) Tornado
d) Thunderstorm
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b) In a forest , seek shelter in a low area under a thick growth of small trees.
c) Take shelter under isolated tree.
d) Get away from tractors and other metal farm equipment .
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a) High, low
b) Low, high
c) Low, low
d) High, high
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179) The eye of a cyclone is
a) Cloudy and highly stormy.
b) Full of strong winds.
c) Calm and cloudless
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d) Site with high atmospheric pressure.
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185) Which of the following is true? Flood warnings:
a) Should not be released until the information is certain
b) Should indicate what the threat is, what action should be taken, by whom and when
c) Are best if they come from a single source
d) All of the above
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186) Which of the following statements is false?
a) Weather forecasts for a small region are more accurate than those for a large region
b) Weather forecasts are more accurate in Melbourne than in Darwin
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c) Forecasts of temperature are more accurate than forecasts of rainfall
d) All of the above
189) In the future, which of the following is expected to increase the risk of flooding?
a) Population growth
b) Urbanisation
c) Climate change
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a) Less water is able to runoff in streams
b) Less water is able to infiltrate into the ground, so instead is discharged rapidly into
streams
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a) Protecting river banks from erosion
b) Providing storage for flood water
c) Increasing the downstream velocity of flood water ‘
d) Trapping sediment behind the dam so it can't be deposited downstream
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a) To regulate the flow of melting water from icefields
b) To give the alpine populations enough water
c) To make larger rivers smaller
d) To get enough water into the main rivers
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194) When forests are cut or burned down
a) Water can flow away very quickly and cause mudslides
b) Nutrients are washed deep into the soil
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c) Water stands in fields and cannot flow away
d) Rainfall can get into the ground more quickly
c) India
d) Iran
a) Flu
b) Fever
c) Influ
d) Typhoid
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200) ‘International Secretariat for Disaster Reduction’ stands for-
a) ISAR
b) ISER
c) ISDR
d) ISFR
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201) Full form of PPP-
a) Public Partner Prize
b) Public Private Partnership
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c) Public Pure Partner
d) Public Partner Private
d. Coli of pig
a) Seismograph
b) Seismology
c) Saismology
d) Seacmology
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c) Lungs
d) Skin
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c) HIL
d) HKL
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a) IDNER
b) IDNAR
c) IDAKR
d) IDFER
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210) Which instrument are used for recording the occurrence of the earthquake-
a) Richter scale
b) Seismograph
c) Seismometer
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d) Doppler rader
b) Seismometers
c) Seismograph
d) Tilt meter
b) Flood
c) Cyclone
d) Earth Quake
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213) The earth crust is made up of huge slabs, which are called-
a) Crust
b) Plates
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c) Rock
d) Magma
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a) Tilit meter
b) Richter scale
c) Seismograph
d) Seismometer
215) The point within the earth where earthquake generated is called-
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a) Focus of epicenter
b) Focus of foci
c) Focus of hypocenter
d) None of these
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a) Pwaves
b) Swaves
c) Surface waves
d) Tsunami
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217) Mention the major type of Tropical cyclone -
a) Hurricans
b) Typhoons c)
Tornadoes d)
All of these
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218) Hurricans cyclone are formed in-
a) U.S.A
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b) British Island
c) Japan
d) India
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c) West Bengal
d) Tripura
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 4
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223) When Bhopal Gas Tragedy occurred -
a) 3rd Dec, 1984
b) 5th Dec, 1985
c) 3rd Nov, 1984
d) 3rd Dec, 1987
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224) Typhoid causing bacteria -
a) Shigella
b) Salmonella
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c) HIV
d) HCV
d) 3
a) 25
b) 23
c) 24
d) 26
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c) 57
d) 51
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c) RKI
d) DNV
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a) 45
b) 44
c) 46
d) 31
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233) Which metal is causing for Minamata disease -
a) Iron
b) Mercury
c) Gold
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d) Silver
b) Sipahijola
c) Dharmanagar
d) Agartala
235) In Tripura, which nodal agency play crucial role in organising community capacity
building programmes and conducting mock drills at State, District and Block levels
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(a) When the wind blows at a speed of more than 216 kmph
(b) When the wind blows at a speed of more than 220 kmph
(c) When the wind blows at a speed of more than 194 kmph
(d) When the wind blows at a speed of more than 172 kmph
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237) The toxic gas released from Bhopal Gas Tragedy was
(a) Methyl Isocyanate
(b) Potassium Isocyanate
(c) Sodium Isocyanate
(d) Methyl Isothiocyanate
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238) Volcanoes which are currently inactive but there is a possibility that it can erupt
again in future are called
(a) Dormant Volcanoes
(b) Semi- Dormant Volcanoes
(c) Extinct Volcanoes
(d) Dead Volcanoes
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239) Tsunami in the Indian Ocean occurred in the year
(a) 2003
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(b) 2004
(c) 2005
(d) 2006 pa
240) ITCZ stands for
(a) Inter Tropical Convergence Zone
(b) Intra Tropical Convergence Zone
(c) Inter Tectonic Convergence Zone
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(d) Inter Temperate Convergence Zone
241) Which of the following group of people are more vulnerable in the event of a
disaster
(a) Men, boys, old people
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(a) Focus
(b) Epicentre
(c) Centre
(d) Core
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245) The word disaster owes its origin from
(a) Greek word
(b) Latin word
(c) French word
(d) German word
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246) When magma reaches the surface of the earth, is called
(a) Lava
(b) Crater
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(c) Fissure
(d) Clay
(c) Plague
(d) HIV-AIDS
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(c) UK
(d) None of the above.
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252) An extreme natural phenomenon capable of causing disaster leading to loss of lives
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or damage to property is known as-
(a) Natural hazard
(b) Hazard calculation
(c) Desertification
(d) None of the above
253) The process of identifying the probability of occurrence of a natural hazard of a given
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intensity at a specific location based on an analysis of natural processes and site
conditions is termed as-
(a) Disaster calculation
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(b) Hazard Assessment
(c) Hazard calculation
(d) None of the above pa
254) The type and degree of flooding is influenced by many factors, such as
(a) Climatological
(b) Hydrological and environmental conditions
(c) Local geomorphology of the flood plain
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(d) All of the above
(c) 1995
(d) 1980
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258) What is the point or place that is the first to record the seismic waves?
(a) Seismic point
(b) Epicenter
(c) Focal point
(d) Epipoint
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259) Seismic waves during earthquake are recorded and studied with the help of an
instrument called as
(a) Richter scale
(b) Seismograph
(c) Lithograph
(d) Cardiograph
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260) The magnitude of energy released by an earthquake is usually measured on Richter
scale which ranges between
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(a) 0 to 7
(b) 0 to 8
(c) 0 to 9 pa
(d) 0 to 12
261) Sometimes there are some indications that would indicate that perhaps an
earthquake would occur. Such indications are called
(a) Indicators
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(b) Precursors
(c) Signal
(d) Anticipations
264) Which one is a major environmental and safety hazard for the people in hilly areas in
Tripura which can be considered as “cancer of hill slopes”
a) Flood
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(b) Landslide
(c) Earthquake
(d) Desertification
265) Which zone is considered the highest vulnerability zone of the seismic zonation map
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of India?
(a) Zone-IV
(b) Zone-V
(c) Zone-III
(d) Zone-II
266) Tsunami is a
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(a) Japanese origin word
(b) Latin origin word
(c) Greek origin word
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(d) Portuguese origin word
267) In which earthquake, the stones on the roads of Shillong as said to have “vibrated
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like peas on a drum”?
(a) Cachar Earthquake
(b) Latur Earthquke
(c) Great Earthquake of Assam
(d) Bhuj Earthquake
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268) The sudden release of hot materials (lava, ash, gas etc.) from volcanoes is called
(a) Volcanic eruption
(b) Ash showers
(c) Pyroclastic flows
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(a) Tectonic Sea waves
(b) Seismic Sea waves
(c)Plactonic Sea waves
(d) Systonic Sea waves
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(b) occurs in urban areas
(c) occurs suddenly and unexpectedly and for a short duration
(d) is caused by the blocking of drains.
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274) A flood can vary in:
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(b) speed of water flow
(c) duration
(d) all of the above.
275) When a river’s water level reaches 10 metres, this means that:
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(a) the water level is 10 metres above an arbitrary ‘zero’ level
(b) the water level is 10 metres above mean sea level
(c) the water level is 10 metres above mean sea level or an arbitrary 'zero' level
(d) it will flood.
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(b) The ocean surface off the coast of South America is warmer than usual.
(c) There is an increased chance of above average rainfall in eastern Australia.
(d) All of the above.
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(c) $380 million
(d) $3.8 billion.
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(d) cyclones.
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(a) dispersal of weed species
(b) erosion of soil
(c) release of pollutants into waterways
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(d) all of the above.
282) Which of the following is used to estimate which areas will be inundated during a
flood, based on river height information?
(a) satellite and radar images
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(b) flood maps / floodplain hydraulic models
(c) river gauging stations
(d) all of the above.
(a) 2006
(b) 2003
(c) 2005
(d) 2009
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284) The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) established at Indian National
Centre for Ocean Information Sciences is located in
(a) Chennai
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(b) Goa
(c) Kochi
(d) Hyderabad
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(d) 1994
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(c) Mount Fuje in Japan
(d) Barren Island in India
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(d) Preparation, Response and Recovery
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(a) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(b) Intergovernmental Panel on Climatic Condition
(c) Intergovernmental Programme on Climate Change
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(d) International Panel on Climate Change
289) Which of the following emits dangerous radioactive wastes forcing the government
to eliminate its use?
(a) Nuclear energy
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(b) Water energy
(c) Geothermal energy
(d) Solar energy
(a) Carbon-dioxide
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Sulphur dioxide’
(d) Carbon Monoxide
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C) Intensity of earthquakes
D) Depth of mines.
A) Rainfall
B) Steep slope
C) Deforestation
D) All of the above.
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294) What is cyclone-?
(a) A low pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
(b) A high pressure system with anticlockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
(c) A low pressure system with anticlockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
(d) A high pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
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295) The term “Disaster” is derived from which of the language
(a) French
(b) Arabic
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(c) Latin
(d) Greek
298) Earthquake is a:
a) Geophysical disaster
b) Hydrological disaster
c) Meterological disaster
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d) Compound disaster
a) Extinct volcano
b) Dormant volcano
c) Active volcano
d) None of these
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(d) Methane
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