The word disaster comes from
(A) Greek word
(b) Latin word
(c) French word
(d) German
What is drought?
(a) No rainfall for a long continuous period
(b) Heavy rainfall for a long continuous period
(c) Moderate rainfall for a long continuous period
Salinization is __
(a) Accumulation of salts in water
(b) Accumulation of salts in food
(c) Accumulation of salts in body animals
(d) Accumulation of salts in animals
Which of the following groups of people is more vulnerable in a disaster?
(a) Men, boys, old people
(b) Men, women, boys
(c) Women, children, old people
Which of the following is an artificial disaster?
(a) Terrorism
(b) Major fire
(c) Pollution
(d) All of the above
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The common factors of wildfire hazards are:
(a) Lightening
(b) Volcanic eruption
(c) El Nino
(d) All of the above
The 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
What is an oil slick?
(a) Boiled oil
(b) Cooled oil
(c) Thin film of oil in seawater
(d) Oil in deep sea
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
What do you mean by ‘doldrums’?
(a) Environmental conditions found during El Nino
(b) Environmental conditions found in the equatorial calm over the sea
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The cycle of disaster consists of the following components
(a) Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery
(b) Preparedness, vulnerability assessment, risk assessment, recovery
(c) Mitigation, Risk assessment, Response and Recovery
An example of the Civil War is
(a) Cold War
(b) World War I
(c) Syrian war
What is it called when many community members get a disease simultaneously?
(a) Influx
(b) Black death
(c) Epidemic
(d) Pandemic
The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 in Ukraine was a case of
(a) Epidemic disaster
(b) Toxic gas disaster
(c) Nuclear disaster
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The extent to which a community, structure, service, or geographic area is likely to be damaged or disrupted by the impact of a particular hazard is termed as
(a) Capacity
(b) Vulnerability
(c) Risk
(d) Hazard assessment
The level of harm caused by a hazard is governed by
(a) Magnitude of the hazard
(b) Frequency of the hazard
(c) Intensity at the impact point
(d) All of the above
Generally, the numbers on the Richter Scale range between –
(a) 0 and 6
(b) 0 and 9
(c) 1 to 5
(d) 1 to 12
Which of the following is not an atmospheric hazard?
(a) Epidemic in humans
(b) Hail
(c) Heavy rainfall
(d) hurricanes
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Which of the following is not an artificial hazard?
(a) Leakage of Toxic waste
(b) Wars and Civil Strife
(c) Drought
(d) Environmental pollution
High vulnerability and high hazard are associated with
(a) Low disaster risk
(b) medium disaster risk
(c) high disaster risk
Which of the following is a seasonally related hazard?
(a) Earthquake
(b) Volcanic eruption
(c) Terrorist attack
(d) None of the above
Vulnerability analysis comes in which part of the Disaster Management Cycle.
(a) Mitigation
(b) Preparedness
(c) Response
(d) Recovery
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Which of the following is not a component of the disaster management cycle?
(a) Preparedness
(b) Response
(c) Construction
(d) Recovery
Wildfires in North America are known as
(a) Bush fires
(b) Brush fires
(c) Forest fire
Which one of the following is a geological disaster?
(a) Tsunami
(b) Storm surge
(c) Flood
(d) Wildfire
Which country is known as the most forest fire-prone country in the world?
(a) Uganda
(b) Canada
(c) Australia
(d) India
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Disaster Management includes:
(a) Mitigation
(b) Reconstruction
(c) Rehabilitation
(d) All of the above
Effective hazard management largely relies on
(a) Govt. Agencies
(b) Emergency responses
(c) Pre-disaster planning
(d) Volcanoes
In which year a terrible famine occurred in Bengal, which killed 10 million people?
(a) 1769
(b) 1770
(c) 1772
(d) 1773
