Disaster Management Questions and Answers in Quiz Form 19 for Practice

271. In alpine regions reservoirs are created

1. To make larger rivers smaller
2. To get enough water into the main rivers
3. To regulate the flow of melting water from icefields
4. To give the alpine populations enough water

272. In Australia, the average annual cost of floods is around:

1. 380 million
2. 3.8 billion.
3. 3.8 million
4. 38 million

273. In Australia, the most expensive natural disaster is:

1. bushfires
2. cyclones.
3. drought
4. floods

274. In India, highest percentage of damages causes by flood hazards

1. West Bengal
2. Tripura
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Bihar

275. In the eye of the cyclone the temperature is:

1. Normal
2. Average
3. Highest
4. Lowest

276. In the future, which of the following is expected to increase the risk of flooding?

1. Climate change
2. All of the above.
3. Population growth
4. Urbanisation

277. In Tripura, which nodal agency play crucial role in organising community capacity building programmes and conducting mock drills at State, District and Block levels

1. District Disaster Management Authority
2. Tripura Disaster Management Authority
3. National Disaster Response Force
4. National Informatics Centre

278. In which date tsunami occurred in Indoneshia

1. 26th Dec
2. 27th Dec
3. 24th April
4. 26th March

279. In which earthquake, the stones on the roads of Shillong as said to have vibrated like peas on a drum?

1. Great Earthquake of Assam
2. Bhuj Earthquake
3. Cachar Earthquake
4. Latur Earthquke

280. In which month in India, floods are likely to occur?

1. May-October
2. Aril-June
3. June-December
4. June-September

281. In which year a cyclone struck the Coastal Andhra in Krishna Godavari delta and caused havoc?

1. 1978
2. 1977
3. 1976
4. 1979

282. National Institute of Disaster management in India is located at?

1. New Delhi
2. Calcutta
3. Pune
4. Midnapur

283. Which of the following activities is covered by Disaster Management before, during or after a disaster?

1. Emergency response
2. All the above
3. Reconstruction and Rehabilitation
4. Mitigation

284. A clear concise document which outlines preventive and preparatory measures n the event of a disaster to minimize its effect is

1. Disaster guide
2. Disaster record
3. Disaster plan
4. Disaster manual

285. What would you do if you heard a warning?

1. Wait until you have finished your swim
2. phone your friend
3. Surf on the big waves
4. Get out of the water quickly and move to higher ground