Disaster Management MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers Page 2

51. The Chairman of the National Disaster management Authority is?

1. Minister, Human Resource Development
2. Prime Minister
3. Home Minister
4. Vice President

52. The Chairman of the Tripura Disaster Management Authority is:

1. Chief Minister
2. BDO
3. Chief Secretary
4. District Magistrate

53. The cyclone 'SIDR' hit Bangladesh in?

1. 2008
2. 2006
3. 2009
4. 2007

54. The cyclone that hit Odisha on October 29, 1999 is an example of

1. Cyclone storm
2. None
3. Super cyclone
4. Silent cyclone

55. The date when the super cyclone hit the Orissa coast which killed nearly 10,000 people and affected over 15 million people across 12 districts of Orissa is?

1. 29.08.1998
2. 29.08.1996
3. 29.08.1999
4. 29.08.1997

56. The Disaster Management Act was made in

1. 2005
2. 2009
3. 2006
4. 2003

57. The disease that swept a large part of Asia, Europe and Africa in the 14th century is:

1. Tuberculosis
2. Influenza
3. Plague
4. Small pox

58. The earth crust is made up of huge slabs, which are called

1. Rock
2. Magma
3. Crust
4. Plates

59. The epicenter of the earthquake of the magnitude of 5.7 which occurred on the 3rd of Jan, 2017 in Tripura was located at:

1. North District
2. Gomati District
3. Dhalai District
4. West District

60. The eye of a cyclone is

1. Calm and cloudless
2. Site with high atmospheric pressure.
3. Cloudy and highly stormy.
4. Full of strong winds.

61. The first phase of environmental health management begins

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

62. The flood caused in Uttarakhand due to

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

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

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

64. The highest peak of Tripura is:

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

65. The human factors which cause floods are:

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

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

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

67. The instrument which records earthquake wave is called

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

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

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

69. The main objectives of First Aid?

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

70. The major effects of floods are

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

71. The major man made causes of floods are

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

72. The major risk associated with overcrowding is

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

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

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

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

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

75. The name of the largest active volcano is

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

76. The National Civil Defence college was founded in 1957 at?

1. Cochin
2. Hyderabad
3. Bombay
4. Nagpur

77. The National flood Commission in India was set up in

1. 1995
2. 1980
3. 1980
4. 1985

78. The National Highway which passes through Tripura is:

1. 8
2. 12
3. 4
4. 2

79. The National Policy on Disaster Management was approved by the Union Cabinet in?

1. 2007
2. 2010
3. 2008
4. 2009

80. The NH-44 (presently 8) is affected by which hazard

1. Landslide
2. All of the above
3. Floods
4. Earthquake

81. The nodal department for wind detection IMD refers to

1. Indian metallurgical department
2. None of these
3. Indian meteorological department
4. Indian metrological department

82. The North-East India is seismically one of the six most active regions of the world along with the other five zones of

1. Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea and North Korea
2. Turkey, Japan, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
3. Mexico, Taiwan, California, Japan and Turkey
4. Taiwan, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and Syria

83. The phrase WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION entered widespread usage in?

1. 2002
2. 2004
3. 2003
4. 2001

84. The place of origin an earth quake is called

1. Centre
2. Core
3. Focus
4. Epicentre

85. The point within the earth where earthquake generated is called

1. Focus of hypocenter
2. None of these
3. Focus of epicenter
4. Focus of foci

86. The presence of high hill ranges with alternate valleys in Tripura is much similar to the ridge-Vale topography of

1. The Appalachian region of USA
2. The Eastern Ghats of India
3. The Manipur hills
4. The Alps of Europe

87. The primary goal of a disaster preparedness plan is:

1. To keep communications lines open
2. To protect environmental health personnel
3. To protect the population
4. To protect valuable resources

88. The primary result of earthquakes is

1. Change in course of river and creation of new islands
2. All of the above
3. Building and bridge collapsed
4. Rapture of water and gas pipelines

89. The process of identifying the probability of occurrence of a natural hazard of a given intensity at a specific location based on an analysis of natural processes and site conditions is termed as

1. Hazard calculation
2. None of the above
3. Disaster calculation
4. Hazard Assessment

90. The Richter Scale is used for measuring of

1. Intensity of earthquakes
2. Depth of mines.
3. Density of liquids
4. Speed of Aeroplane

91. The river which causes tremendous floods in Assam is

1. Godavari
2. Barak
3. Ganga
4. Brahmaputra

92. The role of which agency is important in disaster prevention.

1. Government officials
2. Public
3. Media
4. Police

93. The scientific study of earthquake is called

1. Both a and b
2. None of the above
3. Seismograph
4. Seismology

94. The size of a flood is measured by:

1. A river gauging station
2. All of the above.
3. The rate of flow of water in a waterway or river
4. The level of water in a waterway or river

95. The steps need to be taken for any risk natural or man-made disaster

1. Awareness among the stakeholders
2. All of the above
3. Proper building construction
4. A well planned

96. The sudden release of hot materials (lava, ash, gas etc.) from volcanoes is called

1. Pyroclastic flows
2. Hot mud flows
3. Volcanic eruption
4. Ash showers

97. The term "Cyclone " is derived from?

1. Latin Word
2. Chinese Word
3. Greek Word
4. French Word

98. The term “Disaster” is derived from which of the language

1. Latin
2. Greek
3. French
4. Arabic

99. The term cyclone means

1. Coil of lion
2. Coli of pig
3. Coil of tiger
4. Coil of snake

100. The term disaster' is derived from which of the following language?

1. French
2. Arabic
3. Greek
4. Latin