Assignment no.
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(Disaster Management)
1) National Institute of Disaster Management was inaugurated on …………
A. September 23, 2002
B. August 14, 2001
C. October 16, 2003
D. August 14, 2004
2) Head office of the National Institute of Disaster Management is situated in India’s city/ state?
A. Kolkata
B. New Delhi
C. Hyderabad
D. Manipur
3) When the situation of hazard arise?
A. When there is the threat of natural calamity
B. When there is a threat to the consequences of the disaster
C. When there is a threat to property and lives from calamities
D. All of the above
4) Which one of the following is not a Natural Disaster?
A. Volcano eruption
B. Flood
C. Blow-out
D. Tsunami
5) Seismic waves cause disaster named as ………
A. Nino
B. Typhoon
C. Tsunami
D. hurricane
6) Rolling effect along the earth’s surface affect produces a wave of an earthquake?
A. L wave
B. P wave
C. S wave
D. None of the above
7) Where International Tsunami information center is located?
A. Honolulu
B. Hyderabad
C. Goa
D. Pondicherry
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8) National Disaster Management authority comes under which ministry?
A. Ministry of Pollution
B. Ministry of Environment
C. Ministry of Home Affairs
D. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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9) In which of the following countries, hurricanes are common?
A. India
B. Sri Lanka
C. Australia
D. USA
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10) Which is the calm part of a tropical cyclone?
A. Eye
B. Limb
C. Periphery
D. None
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11) Where is the Tsunami Warning Center located in India?
A. New Delhi
B. Hyderabad
C. Gujarat
D. Kolkata
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12) Tsunami word is derived from which language word.
A. Greek word
B. Indian word
C. French word
D. Japanese word
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13) Which option is the perfect answer to the Civil war?
A. Kargil war
B. World war II
C. World war I
D. Syrian War
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14) Find the following common factors of wildfire hazards.
A. Volcanic eruption
B. El-Nino
C. Volcanic Lightning and thundering
D. All of the above
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15) In North America bush fire is known as
A. Brush fires
B. Wildfire
C. Volcano fire
D. None of the above
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16) The two atom bombs in World war II has been dropped on which of the following:-
A. Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan
B. Germany
C. Italy
D. Great Britain
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17) In which year, a terrorist attack was made on the twin tower of the world trade center in the
USA
A. 1999
B. 2008
C. 2001
D. 2005
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18) In which direction the wind of the tropical cyclone blows in the northern hemisphere.
A. Straight forward
B. Anticlockwise direction
C. Clockwise direction
D. In any direction
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19) A deep burn destroys all layers of skin is termed as:-
A. First-degree burn
B. Second-degree burn
C. Third Degree Burn
D. None of these
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20) According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the wind blows at which speed
called a storm as ‘Super cyclone”?
A. Above 200 km
B. Above 110 km
C. Above 220 km
D. None of the above
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21) The extreme risk zone during a volcanic eruption is…………….
A. At a distance Upto 100 Mtrs
B. At a distance of 100-300 mtrs
C. At a distance of 300mtrs- 3 km
D. None of these
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22) Flow of volcanic mud is called as?
A. Magma
B. Lahars
C. Lava
D. None of the above
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23) The only active volcano in India is ……………..
A. Volcano Baratang
B. Barren Island volcano
C. Volcano Etna
D. None of the above
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24) India’s total flood-prone area is up to……..
A. 30%
B. 20%
C. 12%
D. 10%
25) India’s total cyclone-prone area is ……….
A. 15%
B. 10%
C. 8%
D. 20%
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26) Zika virus is spread by which of the following:-
A. Pig
B. Fly
C. Mosquito
D. Rat
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27) Among which of the following Hazards and Disasters are classified?
A. Cultural and Social
B. Natural and Man-made
C. Chemical and physical
D. Human and Physical
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28) Select the correct full form of ISDR?
A. International Sustainable Development Report
B. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
C. International Significant Disaster Resources
D. Intergovernmental Strategy for developing Recreation
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29) Which kind of wave/ waves caused by the gravitational interaction between the Sun, Moon
and the Earth?
A. Tsunami
B. Tidal waves
C. Both
D. None of the above
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30) International Day of Natural Disaster Reduction is celebrated on……….
A. June 15
B. March 5
C. October 13
D. September 13
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31) Who among these govern/ head the National Crisis Management Committee?
A. Cabinet Secretary
B. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. Prime Minister
D. Ministry of Environment
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32) For what purpose thermal Imagers are used?
A. To read and record the moment in the earth’s crust.
B. To record the intensity of the earthquake.
C. To take pictures of heat emitted by the volcano.
D. All of the above
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33) Which instruments are used to measure minute changes in ground slope and shape of
volcanoes?
A. Strain meters
B. Tiltmeter
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
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34) WMD stands for?
A. Weapon of Mass Distraction
B. Weapon of Mass Destruction
C. Weapon of Minor Destruction
D. None of these
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35) In which year largest cyclone-hit Andhra Pradesh displaced 63,40,000 people?
A. 1992
B. 1989
C. 1990
D. 1991
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36) Find another name for Amateur radio?
A. Pocket radio
B. Tsunami Radio
C. Ham Radio
D. Disaster Radio
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37) What year Bhopal Gas Tragedy happens, and due to which gas?
A. In 1986, Ethyl isocyanate
B. In 1984, Methyl isocyanate
C. In 1984, Potassium isothiocyanate
D. In 1987, Sodium isothiocyanante
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38) Novel Coronavirus was originated from which country?
A. India
B. China
C. Japan
D. Bangladesh
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39) According to WHO, the number of countries and territories affected by
A. 255
B. 195
C. 218
D. 220
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40) According to WHO, which precaution should be taken from coronavirus?
A. Social Distancing
B. Covering of mouth and nose with a mask
C. Sanitizing hands at a short interval of time
D. All of the above
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41) Which method is widely used to measure flood variability?
A. FFI
B. FFMI
C. FI
D. FMI
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42) Which kind of human being are mostly affected by the COVID-19?
A. Children have a mild infection.
B. Older people above 60 years with pre-existing medical conditions.
C. People have low, very low immunity.
D. All the above
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43) Coronavirus belongs to which family of viruses?
A. Adinoviridae
B. Coronaviridae
C. Filoviridae
D. None of the above
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44) How many numbers of different activities are defined under disaster management?
A. 4
B. 7
C. 5
D. 6
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45) How many stages are there in the process of disaster management?
A. 7
B. 4
C. 8
D. 5
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46) Which of the following is not an example of a rapid-onset disaster?
A. Earthquake
B. Drought
C. Cyclone
D. Tsunami
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47) Coastal tidal gauges are placed ………km away from seashore to detect Tsunami near seashore?
A. 100
B. 75
C. 50
D. 25
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48) Father of modern seismology is………….
A. D Oldham and John Milne
B. Charles Richter
C. M Davis
D. None of these
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49) Which option refer to as Ring of Fire?
A. Area encircling the pacific ocean named as Circum-Pacific Belt
B. Area encircling by a belt of volcanoes of mid-Atlantic ocean
C. Area encircling by the belt of volcanoes of the mid-continental region.
D. None of these
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50) In the volcano eruption’s recorded history, which volcano is known for its most destructive
volcano eruption?
A. Barren island
B. Mount St Helens
C. Mount Kilimanjaro
D. Krakatoa
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