Disaster Management Trivia Quizzes for Practice

61. The first phase of environmental health management begins

1. Long before a disaster strikes
2. When a disaster strikes
3. Within the first three hours after the disaster has struck
4. After the warning period

62. The flood caused in Uttarakhand due to

1. Cloud burst
2. Land slide
3. Earthquake
4. None of these

63. The ground movements caused by earthquakes can have a damaging effects such as?

1. Ground shaking
2. Landslides
3. Surface ruptures
4. All the above

64. The highest peak of Tripura is:

1. Betling Sib
2. Jarimura
3. Sakhan
4. Longtarai

65. The human factors which cause floods are:

1. Deforestation
2. Heavy rainfall
3. Cloud burst
4. Large catchment area

66. The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEW) established at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences is located in

1. Chennai
2. Goa
3. Kochi
4. Hyderabad

67. The instrument which records earthquake wave is called

1. Climograph
2. Seismograph
3. Hythergraph
4. None of the above

68. The magnitude of energy released by an earthquake is usually measured on Richter scale which ranges between

1. 0 to 7
2. 0 to 8
3. 0 to 9
4. 0 to 12

69. The main objectives of First Aid?

1. To preserve life
2. To prevent the victims condition from worsening
3. To promote recovery
4. All the above

70. The major effects of floods are

1. Physical damage
2. Loss of biodiversity
3. Scarcity of water supply
4. All of the above

71. The major man made causes of floods are

1. Deforestation
2. Siltation
3. Bursting of dam
4. All of the above

72. The major risk associated with overcrowding is

1. Proliferation of mosquito breeding sites
2. Heightened exposure to decaying matter
3. Creation of nuisance problems
4. Increase in diarrhea disease

73. The most essential item that the disaster stricken populations must be provided with is

1. Shelter material
2. Drinking water
3. Fuel
4. All of the above

74. The name of the chemical leakage in Bhopal Gas Tragedy

1. Carbon dioxide
2. Methyl Isocyanate
3. Hydrogen
4. Sulphur oxide

75. The name of the largest active volcano is

1. Mauna Lao in Hawaii
2. Mount Washington in USA
3. Mount Fuje in Japan
4. Barren Island in India