Disaster Management MCQ Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions & Answers Page 5

41. Seismic waves during earthquake are recorded and studied with the help of an instrument called as

1. Richter scale
2. Seismograph
3. Lithograph
4. Cardiograph

42. Shallow earthquakes, less than 20 km deep are associated with

1. Convergent plate boundaries
2. Divergent plate boundaries
3. Transform plate boundaries
4. All of the Above

43. Sometimes there are some indications that would indicate that perhaps an earthquake would occur. Such indications are called

1. Indicators
2. Precursors
3. Signal
4. Anticipations

44. Special consideration in order to mitigate earthquake earthquake like disasters is given also to protect

1. Heritage buildings
2. Buildings of cultural and historical importance
3. Scientific and Technological laboratories
4. All of the above

45. Structural and Non-structural measures are elements of high category of Risk Reduction measures

1. Socio-economic measures
2. Physical measures
3. Environmental measures
4. Post disaster measures

46. TB disease generally affects of

1. Kidney
2. Stomach
3. Lungs
4. Skin

47. Tenorist attack known as 9/11 took place in

1. India
2. USA
3. UK
4. None of the above.

48. The Bhopal gas tragedy is an example of:

1. Industrial disasters
2. Natural disasters
3. Nuclear disasters
4. None

49. The centre of a cyclone is a calm area and is called the............of the storm.

1. Eye
2. Focus
3. Centre
4. Radius

50. The centre of the cyclone is characterized by

1. High Pressure
2. Low pressure
3. Very High Pressure
4. All of the above