Disaster Management MCQ Multiple Choice Questions - Page 7 for Practice
181. Which of the following is associated with a La Nina event?
Correct Answer is: There is an increased chance of above average rainfall in eastern Australia.
182. A flash flood is a flood that
Correct Answer is: occurs suddenly and unexpectedly and for a short duration
183. Which of the following is not an epidemic
Correct Answer is: HIV-AIDS
184. A flood can vary in:
Correct Answer is: All of the above.
185. Which of the following is related to acid rain?
Correct Answer is: Sulphur dioxide'
186. A hazard is a situation where there is
Correct Answer is: Threat to property and lives from calamities
187. Which of the following is true? Flood warnings:
Correct Answer is: Should indicate what the threat is, what action should be taken, by whom and when
188. A hazard:
Correct Answer is: all of the above
189. Which of the following is used to estimate which areas will be inundated during aflood, based on river height information?
Correct Answer is: flood maps / floodplain hydraulic models
190. A pneumonic plague which occurred in Surat, Gujrat in 1994 is:
Correct Answer is: Epidemic disease hazards
191. Which of the following leads to earthquakes:
Correct Answer is: All of the above
192. A point on the surface of the earth vertically above the focus is known as
Correct Answer is: Epicenter
193. Which of the following potentially affects the size of a flood?
Correct Answer is: All of the above
194. A series of earthquakes shook the Central American Nation Of Nicarague and killed many people in the year?
Correct Answer is: 1972c, 1973
195. Which of the following statements is false?
Correct Answer is: The time and location of most major earthquakes can be predicted several days in advance
196. According to the World Bank, during the period 1996 to 2000, the approximate percentage loss of gross domestic produce due to disasters was?
Correct Answer is: 2.25%
197. Which of the following statements is false?
Correct Answer is: Weather forecasts for a small region are more accurate than those for a large region
198. According to U. N. O. there were about............disasters per year between 1992 - 2000 in the world?
Correct Answer is: 500
199. Which of the following waves is the slowest
Correct Answer is: Tsunami
200. According to World Bank Estimate, direct losses from natural disasters are upto percent of GDP?
Correct Answer is: 2%
201. Which one is a major environmental and safety hazard for the people in hilly areas in Tripura which can be considered as “cancer of hill slopesâ€
Correct Answer is: Landslide
202. According to World Disasters Report of 2010, during 2000-09, 85% of affected people belonged to the?
Correct Answer is: Asia Pacific Region
203. Which one of the following is NOT re commended during Lightening or thunderstorm?
Correct Answer is: Take shelter under isolated tree.
204. Amateur Radio is also known as?
Correct Answer is: Ham radio
205. Which techniques are used for prediction of early warning of eruption?
Correct Answer is: All of the above
206. An enormous amount of energy is released during an earthquake as seismic waves which are of
Correct Answer is: All of the above
207. Which virus is responsible for AIDS
Correct Answer is: HIV
208. An essential to the sanitary maintenance of latrines is
Correct Answer is: Health education program in latrine usage and upkeep
209. Which volcanic belt is commonly called “Ring of Fire�
Correct Answer is: The Circum-Pacific Belt
210. An extreme natural phenomenon capable of causing disaster leading to loss of lives or damage to property is known as
