Department of Education

Nueva Vizcaya General Comprehensive High School

DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION (DRRR 12)

NAME: _________________________________ YEAR & SECTION: _____________ DATE: ___________ SCORE: ______

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read and analyze each question carefully and choose the letter of the best answer. Write the letter of the
correct answer.
1. Which of the following is a sudden, calamitous event, bringing great damage, loss, destruction, and devastation to life and
property?
A. Disaster B. Hazard C. Phenomenon D. Risk
2. It is also called as the Circum-Pacific belt, the zone of earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean where about 99% of the
world’s earthquake occurs.
A. Drought B. Ring of fire C. Subsidence D. Bermuda triangle
3. It is defined as the source of danger and something that may cause injury or harm. It is also the uncertain course of events in
a country.
A. Disaster B. Hazard C. Risk D. Phenomenon
4. During the initial stage of a disaster, almost all surface means of transportation within the community are disrupted by
broken bridges, roads, and streets that are rendered impassable by landslides or floods. The restricted mobility of vehicles
makes rescue and other emergency operations doubly difficult. What is this impact/ effect of disaster?
A. Economic impact B. Social and political impact C. Damage to critical facilities D. Disruption of transporta
5. Erica is outside the building. Which action should she do when she feels the ground is shaking?
A. Stay away from trees, powerlines, post and concrete structures.
B. Move away from steep slopes which may be affected by landslides.
C. If near the shore and feel and earthquake, especially if it’s too strong, move quickly to higher grounds
D. All of the above.
6. Which of the following BEST describes hazard?
A. Loss of life or injury naturally B. Potentially damaging physical event C. A phenomenon or human activity
D. Reduction of vulnerability and exposure
7. Which of the following risk factors BEST describes the cause of COVID19 pandemic?
A. Climate change B. Weak Governance C. Globalized economic development D. Poorly planned and managed urban
development
8. Which of the following risk factors affect with inequality?
A. Poverty B.Climate Change C. Weak governance D. Globalized economic development
9. Which among the groups suffer more adverse effects when an earthquake causing disaster occurs?
A. Men and women B. Children and women C. Old persons and women D. Old person and children
10. The occurrence of landslides in the Philippines is increasing. This kind of disaster will fall under which of the following
risks?
A. Poverty and inequality B.Climate change and weak governance
C.Climate change and environmental degradation D. Climate change and globalized economic development
11. What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
A. Congenital condition B. Neonatal condition C. Pre-existing D. Psychological condition
12. What do you call the effect of a disaster that causes a group of people forced to leave their homes?
A. Displaced B. Emotional C. Food scarcity D. Health risk population aftershock
13. What effect of disaster refers to the shortage of sustenance among people?
A. Displaced B. Emotional C. Food scarcity D. Health risk population aftershock
14. COVID19 has caused millions of diseased people and thousands of deaths all over the world. How are you going to name
the damaging event?
 A. Disaster B. Hazard C. Politicking D. Terrorism
15. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a serious acute
respiratory syndrome. This was first detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and then spread around the globe,
triggering a continuing pandemic SITUATION. How can the Philippine win against disasters like COVID19?
A. Quarantine protocols must be continued.
B. People must maintain a clean environment at all time.
C. The citizens must follow health guidelines and safety measures.
D. The government must be allowed to decide for the good of the fellow people.

16. A Perspective that stressed on the significance of culture in developing a disaster resilient personality among the inhabitants
in a certain community is called ________________________.
A. Biological B. Socio-Cultural C. Physical D. Political
17. The spread of disease throughout a country or the whole world is called ____________________.
A. Academic B. Epidemic C. Pandemic D. Prolific
18. The best disaster preparation is ___________________.
A. Knowing what to do and who to trust. C. Preparing for the worst-case scenario.
B. Being vigilant and have disaster plan. D. Believing government disaster measures.
19. A set of prevailing community traits help people in fighting the effects of a disaster because _____________________.
A. It gives them a sense of hope. C. It gives them a sense of identity.
B. It gives them a sense of pride. D. It gives them a sense of cooperation.
20. The best help that you can do in the country’s fight against COVID19 is _____________________.
A. I can volunteer as a frontliner.
B. I can practice health protocols.
C. I can donate cash and/or goods to the needy
D. I can wave cash assistance or goods from the government.
21. Which statement best describes vulnerability?
A. Vulnerability can cause the loss of life or injury, property damage.
B. Vulnerability is potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon, or human activity.
C. Vulnerability can generate social and economic disruption or environmental degradation.
D. Vulnerability is the susceptibility of an individual or a group of people on the impact of natural hazard.
22. What is the main reason why there has been an overall increase in the number of deaths related to natural hazards?
A. Less people lived in less vulnerable areas
B. Events are better documented today than in the past
C. The magnitudes of natural hazard events are increasing
D. Human population are increasing in areas that are vulnerable
23. What are the three phases of disaster management planning for vulnerable community to make it less susceptible?
A. Planning, Evacuating, and Recovery C. Evacuating, Rebuilding, and Recovery
B. Preparation, Response, and Recovery D. Preparation, Planning, and Perception
24. Risk is a situation where in a community is being exposed to danger. What are the two factors that affect the risk level of a
community?
A. Alert and alarm C. Hazard and vulnerability B. Hazard and threat D. Vulnerability and susceptibility
25. Which is NOT a tool provided by the government to protect vulnerable communities?
A. Utilizing computer systems to determine risk levels
B. Using research and studies to predict storms and floods
C. Relocating natural disaster victims to more stable areas
D. Congress funding Army corps of Engineers projects to build bridges
26. During the initial stage of a typhoon that causes a disaster, almost all surface means of transportation within the community
are disrupted by broken bridges, roads, and streets that are rendered impassable by landslides or floods. The restricted
mobility of vehicles makes rescue and other emergency operations doubly difficult. What is this impact/ effect of disaster?
A. Economic impact C. Damage to critical facilities
B. Social and political impact D. Disruption of transportation
27. What could be the possible reason why urban region is more vulnerable to Covid-19 than the rural region? A. Urban region
has more population than rural region.
B. Rural region has more population than urban region.
C. Urban region has higher population density than rural region.
 D. Rural region has higher population density than urban region.
28. Why is it that Japan is less vulnerable to COVID-19 pandemic than other Asian countries?
A. They have more population
B. They have less population density
C. They have the capacity to do mass testing
D. They can provide sufficient numbers of PPE
29. NCR has very high population density making it more vulnerable to any hazard like what happened during the lockdown
where all members of the family have no choice but to stay in a very small living space. To lessen the population density of
NCR, the government proposed the __________.
A. Libreng Hatid Probinsya
B. Gulayan sa Bakuran Program
C. Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program
D. Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act
30. Which of the following concepts DOES NOT fall under vulnerability?
A. Absence of adaptive capacities C. Lack of coping capacities
B. Exposure D. Susceptibility
31. Which among the following is classified as social vulnerability?
A. Fatalism B. Soil quality C. Health facilities D. Leadership qualities
32. What is the degree to which a population, system, service or geographic area is likely to be affected or disrupted by the
impact of a particular hazard?
A. Capacity B. Hazard C. Risk D. Vulnerability
33. What element is exposed to hazard during typhoon when the houses are destroyed?
A. Economical B. Environmental C. Physical D. Social
34. What element is exposed when flood occurred due to deforestation?
A. Economical B. Environmental C. Physical D. Social
35. COVID 19 pandemic affected the economy resulting to closure of many businesses during the enhanced community
quarantine. What element is mostly affected?
A. Economical B. Environmental C. Physical D. Social
36. Hazards can arise during excavations due to the fact that there are many cables and pipelines buried in the ground. This is
why ‘rules for careful excavation’ have been established. What is one of these rules?
A. When using an excavator always use a toothed excavator bucket.
B. Never dig in areas where cables or pipelines are known to be buried in the ground.
C. First, manually dig trial trenches close to the specified location of the cables or pipelines.
D. All of the above
37. Which belongs to the elements exposed to hazard?
A. Environmental assets C. Agricultural commodities
B. Dwellings of households D. All of the above
38. Which is not an example of types of mitigation measures?
A. Hazard mapping C. Raising of homes in flood-prone areas B. Flood plain mapping D. Implementing and
enforcing building codes
39. It is the action of reducing the severity, seriousness or painfulness of something.
A. Migration B. Misconception C. Mitigation D. Mutation
40. Which is not belong to the General classification of elements at risk?
A. Population B. Infrastructures C. Essential facilities D.Transportation
facilities
41. Which is not the meaning of Hazard?
A. Hazard is an agent which has the potential to cause harm to vulnerable target.
B. Hazard cannot cause harm or damage to humans, property, or environment.
C. Hazard is defined as the source of danger and is something that may cause injury or harm. It is also the uncertain
course of events in a country.
D. Hazard is a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or
other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or
environmental damage.
42. Which is not an example of Natural Hazards?
A. Fires B. Landslides C. Floods D. Tsunami
43. What is drought?
 A. No rainfall for a long continuous period C. Moderate rainfall for a long continuous
B. Heavy rainfall for a long continuous period period
D. None of the above
44. Which is not associated with the word HAZARD?
A. Cautious B. Peril C. Menace D. Risk
45. Which sequence is correct in hazard identification and risk assessment? I. Modify procedures based on risk assessment. II.
Assess risks.
III. Monitor the modifications if followed. IV.Identify hazards.
A. IV, III, I, II B. IV, II, I, III C. II, I, IV, III I D. II, IV, I, III
46. Which of the following should be given consideration in risk assessment?
A. Probability and impact C. Severity and type of hazard B. Type of hazard and impact D. Impact and type of
damage/ harm

47. If the product of probability and impact is 12, what is the descriptive rating of a given risk?
A. Low B. Moderate C. High D. Extreme
48. The higher the chance a risk will happen and the greater the severity of the impact, the _______ is the priority that should be
given to a risk.
A. Higher B. Lower C. More uncertain D. Less uncertain
49. Which community will be least affected by an earthquake?
A. A community that is within 1km radius of the epicenter.
B. A community that experiences an earthquake with a depth of focus of 100km.
C. A densely populated community that has no earthquake preparedness measures in place.
D. A community that experiences an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5.
50. Which of the following is a primary hazard caused by an earthquake?
A. Cracks on the grounds/faults B. Landslides C. Liquefaction D. Tsunami
51. When you are inside a building when earthquake begins, you should _______________.
A. Run outside immediately C. Go to an open space.
B. Duck, cover and hold on D. Call your friends and relatives to let them know if you are okay or not.
52. Which can be prevented by reinforcing slopes and rerouting of water passages?
A. Landslide B. Liquefaction C. Subsidence D. Tsunami
53. In a hazard map color, what does brown mean?
A. Very small probability of damage B. Capable of producing the most intense C. Could experience very strong
shaking shaking D. Could experience shaking of moderate intensity
54. In an earthquake map, moderate intensity is represented by what color?
A. Brown B. Gray C. Red D. Yellow
55. Where will you keep your family hazard map?
A. Inside the cabinet C. A place where children cannot reach it
B. Inside a plastic bottle D. A place that is accessible to every member of the family
56. Which of the following can you get in making an earthquake hazard map?
A. Evacuation B. Information C. Mitigation D. Transformation
57. Which of the following characteristics can be considered in preparing a hazard map?
A. The map can only be understood by the C. The map must be easy to use and understand parents. by the members
of the family.
B. The map can only be understood by the D. All of the above barangay officials.
58. Which of the following statements is true?
I. One warning sign observed is enough to predict an eruption.
II. One warning sign observed is not enough to predict an eruption.
III. Small changes recorded from an instrument is enough to predict an eruption.
IV. Small changes recorded from an instrument is not enough to predict an eruption.
A. I and III B. I and IV C. II and III D. II and IV
59. Which of the following statements is true?
I. People shall not be alarmed if a small change in tiltmeters is observed.
II. Increasing sustained number of quakes indicates the volcano is about to erupt. III. Increasing
number of thermal vents shall be monitored continuously.
A. I only B. I and II only C. II and III only D. I, II, and III
60. Which of the following statements is correct?
I. Presence of crater glow indicates that explosive eruption will occur.
II. Bulging of the ground indicates that the volcano is going to erupt within a week.
III. Observed rock falls and landslides indicates an impending volcanic eruption. IV. Long-lasting rhythmic
quakes is a sign of an impending volcanic eruption.
A. I, III, IV B. II, III, IV C. III only D. IV only

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DIANA GRACE P. CARIÑO ARNALDO G. SANTOS