Deck 14: Geography and Disaster Management

Question 1

Volcanic erupted material when inside the hill/earth/mountain it is called

A)Lava
B)Magma
C)Lahars
D)None of these

Answer 1

Magma

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Drought

Question 3

Cyclones occurring in North Atlantic ocean are called

A)Typhoon
B)Hurricanes
C)Tornad
D)None of the above

Answer 3

Hurricanes

Question 4

Generally the number on Richter Scale ranges between -

A)0 and 6
B)0 and 9
C)1 to 5
D)1 to 12

Question 5

Disaster Management includes:

A)Mitigation
B)Reconstruction
C)Rehabilitation
D)All of the above

Question 6

In India National Institute of Disaster Management is located at

A)Manipur
B)Punjab
C)Hyderabad
D)New Delhi

Question 7

The Disaster Management Act was made in

A)2006
B)2003
C)2005
D)2009

Question 8

Which of the following is seasonally related hazard

A)Earthquake
B)Volcanic eruption
C)Terrorist attack
D)None of the above

Question 9

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 the above

Question 10

Vulnerability analysis comes in which part of the Disaster Management Cycle

A)Mitigation
B)Preparedness
C)Response
D)Recovery

Question 11

The instrument which records earthquake wave is called

A)Climograph
B)Seismograph
C)Hythergraph
D)None of the above

Question 12

Which is known as seismic wave ?

A)Tsunami
B)Hurricane
C)El Nino
D)Typhoon

Question 13

Latur earthquake occurred in

A)1991
B)1992
C)1993
D)1994

Question 14

Which country is known as the most forest fire prone country in the world ?

A)Uganda
B)Canada
C)Australia
D)India

Question 15

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

Question 16

In India, Cyclone is tracked through which satellite?

A)INSAT
B)IRS
C)Ocean SAT
D)None of the above

Question 17

About 2/3rd of the cyclones that occur in the Indian coastline occur in the

A)Bay of Bengal
B)Coastal area of south India
C)Coastal area of west India
D)None of the above

Question 18

International Tsunami information centre is in

A)Honolulu
B)Goa
C)Jakarta
D)Puducherry

Question 19

Hurricanes are common in

A)India
B)Bangladesh
C)USA
D)Australia

Question 20

Bovine Tuberculosis are found in

A)Animals
B)Man
C)None of the Above
D)All of the Above

Question 21

The word Tsunami has been derived from

A)French word
B)Latin word
C)Japanese word
D)Greek word

Question 22

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) calls a storm 'Super cyclone" when the wind blows

A)More than 120 km /hour
B)More than 100km/hour
C)More than 220km/ hour
D)None of the above

Question 23

Which of the following is a non-precipitation food?

A)Coastal flood
B)Cloud burst flood
C)Flash flood
D)None of the above

Question 24

Ultimate consequences of war are

A)Decline in human population
B)Outbreak of diseases and epidemics
C)Rise in refugees
D)All of the above

Question 25

The total flood prone area in India is

A)30%
B)20%
C)12%
D)10%