DISASTER AND MANAGEMENT

 

 

QUESTIONS OF DISASTER & MANAGEMENT :

( IMPORTANT FOR HIMACHAL PRADESH COMPETITIVE EXAMS)

Q. National Institute of Disaster Management is at

a. Manipur 

b. Punjab

c. Hyderabad

d. New Delhi

 

Q. The Disaster Management Act was made in?

 

a. 2006

b. 2003

c. 2005

d. 2009

 

Q. The term ‘disaster’ is derived from which of the following language?

 

a. Greek

b. Latin

c. French

d. Arabic

 

Q. Indian National Tsunami Warning System became operational in?

 

a. 2003

b. 2007

c. 2009

d. 2012

 

Q. How much of India’s coastline is vulnerable to Disasters?

 

a. 5340km

b. 5400km

c. 6200km

d. 5700km

 

Q. The term Tsunami is coined from?

 

a. Chinese term

b. Indian term

c. German term

d. Japanase term

 

Q. Landslides occur because of?

 

a. Intensity of rainfall

b. Steep slopes

c. Deforestation leading it soil erosion

d. All the above

 

Q. International Tsunami Information Centre is in?

 

a. Honolulu (Hawai)

b. Indonesia

c. Paris

d. Geneva

 

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

 

a. Home Minister

b. Vice President

c. Minister, Human Resource Development 

d. Prime Minister

 

Q. The term "Cyclone " is derived from?

 

a. Greek Word

b. French Word

c. Latin Word

d. Chinese Word

 

Q. The word Hazards originated from

 

a)Latin word

b) Greek word

c) French word.

d) Indian word

 

Q. SAARC Disaster Management Centre is at?

a. Dhaka

b. Coloumbo

c. New Delhi

d. Khatmandu

 

Q. Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre is at?

a. Bangkok

b. Kerala

c. Surat

d. None

 

Q. Tsunamis are waves generated by?

a. Earthquakes

b. Volcanic eruptions

c. Underwater landslides

d. All of the above

 

 

Q. What does the acronym ISDR stand for?

a) International Significant Disaster Resources

b) International Sustainable Development Report

c) International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

d) Intergovernmental Strategy for Developing Recreation

 

 

Q. Full form of DDMA ?

a) District Disaster Management Authority

b) District Disease Manage Authority

c) District Dam Manage Authority

d) District Duck Management Authority

 

Q. A cyclone is called a________in the American Continent.

a) Hurricane

b) Typhoon

c) Tornado

d) Thunderstorm

 

Q. A cyclone is called a____________in Philippines and Japan.

a) Hurricane

b) Typhoon

c) Tornado

d) Thunderstorm

 

Q. The scientific study of earthquake is called

A ) Seismograph

b) Seismology

c) Saismology

d) Seacmology

 

Q. Which instrument are used for recording the occurrence of the earthquake

a) Richter scale

b) Seismograph

c) Seismometer

d) Doppler Radar

 

Q. What is the name of instrument used for measuring earthquake intensity?

a. Mercalli Scale

b. Metrological scale

c. Vernier scale

d. Barometer

 

Q. Which instrument is used for measuring the magnitude of an earthquake ?

a) Tilit meter

b) Richter scale

c) Seismograph

d) Seismometer

 

Q. Mass killing diseases can be referred as

a. Biological disaster

b. Industrial disaster

c. War disaster

d. Flood disaster

 

Q. What type of disaster is most prominent in India?

a. Flood

b. Draught

c. Cyclone

d. Earthquake

 

Q. Which of the following disasters can be triggered by an earthquake?

a. Tsunami

b. Intense ground shaking

c. A landslide

d. All of the above

 

Q. “Kalbaisakhi”is a kind of thunder storm witnessed in the states of

 

a. Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim

b. Mizoram, Assam and Manipur

c. Assam, Tripura and West Bengal

d. West Bengal, Manipur and Mizoram

 

Q. The human factors which cause floods are:

 

(a) Deforestation

(b) Heavy rainfall

(c) Cloud burst

(d) Large catchment area

 

Q. Disaster Management includes:

 

a. Mitigation

b. Reconstruction

c. Rehabilitation

d. All of the above

 

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

a. 2003

b. 2001

c. 2002

d. 2004

 

Q. Earthquake under the sea is called?

 

a. Tsunami

b. Hurricane

c. Cyclone

d. Thunder

 

Q. When Bhopal Gas Tragedy occurred –

 

a) 3rd Dec, 1984

b) 5th Dec, 1985

c) 3rd Nov, 1984

d) 3rd Dec, 1987

 

Q. The name of the chemical leakage in Bhopal Gas Tragedy ?

 

a) Carbon dioxide

b) Methyl Isocyanate

c) Hydrogen

d) Sulphur oxide