Disaster Management Questions and Answers in Quiz Form 10 for Practice

136. What does the acronym ISDR stand for?

1. International Significant Disaster Resources
2. International Sustainable Development Report
3. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
4. Intergovernmental Strategy for Developing Recreation

137. What is cyclone?

1. A low pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
2. A high pressure system with anticlockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
3. A low pressure system with anticlockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
4. A high pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.

138. What is it called when a large number of people in a community get a disease at the same time?

1. Influx
2. Black death
3. Epidemic
4. Parasite

139. What is the cause of tidal waves?

1. Wind
2. Gravitational force of the moon on the sea
3. Gravitational force of the sun on the sea
4. Gravitational force of the earth on the sea

140. What is the name of instrument used for measuring earthquake intensity?

1. Modified Mercalli Scale
2. Metrological scale
3. Vernier scale
4. Barometer

141. What is the point or place that is the first to record the seismic waves?

1. Seismic point
2. Epicenter
3. Focal point
4. Epipoint

142. What percent of earthquakes and tsunamis account for world disasters?

1. 8%
2. 3%
3. 7%
4. 5%

143. What type of disaster is most prominent in India?

1. Flood
2. Draught
3. Cyclone
4. Earthquake

144. What types of disaster are most predominant in India

1. Draught
2. Flood
3. Cyclone
4. Earth Quake

145. When a powerful earthquake struck South Eastern Iran and caused enormous loss of life and property Killing 30,000 people?

1. 26.12.2003
2. 26.11.2003
3. 26.10.2003
4. 26.10.2002

146. When a river's water level reaches 10 metres, this means that:

1. the water level is 10 metres above an arbitrary ‘zero' level
2. the water level is 10 metres above mean sea level
3. the water level is 10 metres above mean sea level or an arbitrary 'zero' level
4. it will flood.

147. When Bhopal Gas Tragedy occurred

1. 3rd Dec, 1984
2. 5th Dec, 1985
3. 3rd Nov, 1984
4. 3rd Dec, 1987

148. When did Tsunami struck the east coast of India in recent times?

1. 26-Dec-04
2. 26-Dec-14
3. 24-Dec-04
4. 26-Jan-97

149. When forests are cut or burned down

1. Water can flow away very quickly and cause mudslides
2. Nutrients are washed deep into the soil
3. Water stands in fields and cannot flow away
4. Rainfall can get into the ground more quickly

150. When magma reaches the surface of the earth, is called

1. Lava
2. Crater
3. Fissure
4. Clay