Disaster Management MCQ Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction stands for

1. IDNER
2. IDNAR
3. IDAKR
4. IDFER

2. 11-03-2012 marked one year sine an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands of people in?

1. Japan
2. South Korea
3. North Korea
4. Indonesia

3. 2001 Terrorist attack in America is referred as:

1. 11-Sep
2. 9-Nov
3. 11-Oct
4. 1-Nov

4. A Certificate course in Disaster Management is offered by?

1. Indira Gandhi National Open University
2. B.R. Ambedkar National Open University
3. Nalanda Open University
4. Vardhaman Mahavir Open University

5. A cyclone is called a................in Philippines and Japan.

1. Hurricane
2. Typhoon
3. Tornado
4. Thunderstorm

6. A cyclone is called a............in the American Continent.

1. Hurricane
2. Typhoon
3. Tornado
4. Thunderstorm

7. A disease is called pandemic when it is

1. Within a region
2. Within a country
3. Within a continent
4. None of these

8. A flash flood is a flood that

1. is caused by heavy rain rather than from the flooding of a river
2. occurs in urban areas
3. occurs suddenly and unexpectedly and for a short duration
4. is caused by the blocking of drains.

9. A flood can vary in:

1. Size
2. Speed of water flow
3. Duration
4. All of the above.

10. A hazard is a situation where there is

1. Threat of natural calamity
2. Threat to property and lives from calamities
3. Threat for consequences of disaster
4. All of the above