Disaster Management Questions and Answers in Quiz Form 17 for Practice

241. Earthquakes that occur along faults are created when

1. Melted rock is erupted along the fault zone
2. Stress builds up until rocks break
3. The earth shifts and moves along fracture
4. Answers b and c

242. Ebola virus disease first appeared in the year:

1. 1976
2. 1967
3. 1956
4. 1926

243. Engineering disaster is simply referred to tose disasters when it is caused by an engineering failure like

1. Design flaws or materials failures
2. Insufficient knowledge or underestimations
3. Carelessness or negligence
4. All the above.

244. Equator is a region of................pressure while poles are regions of..............pressure

1. High, low
2. Low, high
3. Low, low
4. High, high

245. Etna volcano are located in

1. Japan
2. Italy
3. India
4. Iran

246. Example of anthropogenic hazards are:

1. Chemical explosion
2. Earthquake
3. Flood
4. Wild fire

247. Example of Civil War is:

1. Syrian War
2. World War I&II
3. Kargil War
4. Vietnam-US War.

248. First Aid Kit should contain?

1. Cotton Wool, Bandage
2. Pain Relievers, Medicines
3. Scissors, Gloves, Antacids
4. All the above

249. First Indian Disaster Management Congress was inaugurated on?

1. 29-11-2006
2. 26-10-2006
3. 29-8-2006
4. 29-10-2006

250. Flood can be controlled by

1. Afforestation
2. Construction of dam
3. Both a & b
4. None of these

251. Flood risk refers to:

1. The chance of a flood occurring
2. The number of people and properties exposed to floodwaters if a flood occurs
3. The vulnerability of people and properties that are exposed to floodwaters
4. All of the above.

252. For coordinating disaster management activities for all natural hazards, the Nodal Agency at the Central Govt is the?

1. Ministry of Home Affairs
2. Ministry of Rural Development
3. Ministry of Communication
4. Ministry of Urban Ministry

253. From the following, which one is the natural hazard?

1. Earthquake
2. Cyclone
3. Landslide
4. All the above

254. From where earth quake waves are generated?

1. Focus
2. Epicenter
3. Solid inner Core
4. None of these

255. Full form of DDMA

1. District Disaster Management Authority
2. District Disease Manage Authority
3. District Dam Manage Authority
4. District Duck Management Authority