QUESTION BANK (MCQ)

Department of CSE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT (100007)

1. The State Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is headed by

A. Prime Minister of India
B. President of India
C. Governor of States
D. Chief Minister of States
ANSWER: D

2. Which of the following is not a man-made hazard?

A. Leakage of Toxic waste
B. Wars and Civil Strife
C. Drought
D. Environmental pollution
ANSWER: C

3. When was India First Disaster management plan was Introduced in

A. 2016
B. 2006
C. 2012
D. 2015
ANSWER: A

4. In ________ a large number of people in a community get a disease at the same time
A. Influx
B. Black death
C. Epidemic
D. Pandemic
ANSWER: C

5. In _______ large number of people across continent get a disease at the same time
A. Influx
B. Black death
C. Epidemic
D. Pandemic
ANSWER: D

6. Which department is responsible for forecasting a disaster

A. NDMA
B. India Meteorological Department
C. National Weather Control
D. National disaster task force
 ANSWER: B

7. HRD of India published ___ Video to fight _____ impact of covid

A. Six, physicosocial
B. Seven, Social
C. Six, Social
D. Seven, Physicosocial
ANSWER: D

8. Isolation and migration are the type of ______ impact of disaster

A. Physicosocial
B. Economic
C. Physiological
D. Social
ANSWER: D

9. Who headed Orissa super cyclone disaster management committee

A. Narshima Roa
B. Atul Bihari Vajipyee
C. J C pant
D. L K Advani
ANSWER: C

10. NDMA is a _____ level structure to manage Andy disaster

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
ANSWER: B

11. Who is chairperson of DDMA

A. Speaker
B. Rajpal
C. District magistrate
D. MLA
ANSWER: C

12. Most Dangerous explosive area is classified as

A. Zone 1
B. Zone 2
C. Zone 3
D. Zone 0
ANSWER: D
13. The ____________ process determines whether explosive incidence occurs.
A. Hazard identification
B. Exposure assessment
C. Toxicity identification
D. Vulnerability identification
ANSWER: A

14. The first phase of disaster management begins

A. Long before a disaster strikes
B. When a disaster strikes
C. Within the first three hours after the disaster has struck
D. After the warning period
ANSWER: A

15. Earthquake is a:
A. Geophysical disaster
B. Hydrological disaster
C. Meteorological disaster
D. Compound disaster
ANSWER: A

16. An earthquake can be caused by

A. a sudden slip on a fault,
B. by volcanic or magmatic activity,
C. sudden stress changes in the earth.
D. all of the above
ANSWER: D

17. The likelihood of an undesired event occurring within a particular period or under
specified circumstances is known as
A. Hazard
B. Vulnerability
C. Risk
D. Capacity
ANSWER: C

18. The area within 3 meter from the discharge nozzle of the relief valve of petrol tank is
considered as:
A. Zone-0
B. Zone-2
C. Zone-1
D. Zone 3
ANSWER: B
19. What is the purpose of hazard identification in Disaster preparedness?
A. to identify the probable causes of disasters
B. to identify the probable disaster scenarios
C. to quantify the consequences
D. to suggest mitigation measures
ANSWER: B

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

A. Home Minister
B. Vice President
C. Minister, Human Resource Development
D. Prime Minister
ANSWER: D

21. Instrument used to measure earthquake is known as

A. Quake meter
B. Quake graph
C. Seismograph
D. Typanicgraph
ANSWER: C

22. A hazard is a situation where there is

A. Threat of natural calamity
B. Threat to property and lives from calamities
C. Threat for consequences of disaster
D. All of the above
ANSWER: B

23. Downhill movement of earth is mainly caused by

A. Monsoon failure
B. rain
C. drought
D. pollution
ANSWER: B

24. Areas where flammable gases or vapours are or may be present in the air in sufficient
quantities to be explosive or ignitable are classified as:
A. Class I
B. Class II
C. Class III
D. Hazardous
ANSWER: A
25. Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous(classified)
locations shall be:
A. intrinsically safe
B. approved or safe for the hazardous (classified) location
C. waterproof
D. Both a and b
ANSWER: D

26. Disasters such as volcanic eruptions, earthquake are caused by

A. geological processes
B. meteorological processes
C. hydrological processes
D. topological processes
ANSWER: A

27. Which one of the following is NOT re commended during Lightening or

thunderstorm?
A. Take Shelter in a bus or car.
B. In a forest, seek shelter in a low area under a thick growth of small trees.
C. Take shelter under isolated tree.
D. Get away from tractors and other metal farm equipment.
ANSWER: C

28. Urbanization usually results in an increase in flood frequency because

A. Less water is able to runoff in streams
B. Less water is able to infiltrate into the ground, so instead is discharged rapidly
into streams
C. More water is used by humans and then discharged to streams
D. Rainfall is greater in urban areas than in rural areas
ANSWER: B

29. The name of the chemical leakage in Bhopal Gas Tragedy –

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Methyl Isocyanate
C. Hydrogen
D. Sulphur oxide
ANSWER: B

30. Which of the following group of people are more vulnerable in the event of a disaster
A. Men, boys, old people
B. Men, Women, boys
C. Women, children, Old people
D. None of these
ANSWER: C
31. What is the point or place that is the first to record the seismic waves?
A. Seismic point
B. Epicentre
C. Focal point
D. Epipoint
ANSWER: B

32. What are the three phases of disaster management planning?

A. Evacuating, Rebuilding and Re-branding
B. Preparation, Planning and Perception
C. Planning, Evacuating and Recovery
D. Preparation, Response and Recovery
ANSWER: D

33. The movement of earthy materials from higher region to lower region due to
gravitational pull is called
A. Earth quake
B. soil erosion
C. landslide
D. cyclone
ANSWER: C

34. The typical examples of man-made disasters are

A. Chemical explosion
B. Leakage of toxic waste
C. War and civil strife
D. All of the above
ANSWER: D

35. Vibrations radiate from focus in all direction as

A. Longitudinal waves
B. Transverse waves
C. Seismic waves
D. Typanic waves
ANSWER: C

36. Which of the following is not an epidemic

A. Cholera
B. Small pox
C. Plague
D. HIV-AIDS
ANSWER: D

37. Flood is a
 A. Endogenic Disaster
B. Exogenic Disaster
C. Organic Disaster
D. Epeirogenic Disaster
ANSWER: B

38. Flood Forecasting happen at

A. Response state
B. Relief State
C. Preparedness State
D. Mitigation State
ANSWER: C

39. Lebanon Chemical explosion was

A. Natural Disaster
B. Industrial Disaster
C. Manmade Disaster
D. Terrorism
ANSWER: C

40. Flash flood is a flood that:

A. Occurs in River
B. occurs in urban areas
C. occurs suddenly and unexpectedly
D. is caused by the blocking of drains.
ANSWER: C

41. What meaning does disaster relate to

A. Bad time
B. Bad Planet
C. Bad Star
D. Bad karma
ANSWER: C

42. Hazard is
A. Situation with the potential for harm
B. Inability to take harm
C. vulnerable people
D. Harmful location
ANSWER: A

43. Disaster is result of

A. Hazard + Vulnerability
B. Hazard + Risk
 C. Vulnerability + Risk
D. None
ANSWER: A

44. Cyclones is a type of ____ Disaster

A. Geophysical
B. Meteorological
C. Biological
D. Environmental
ANSWER: B

45. Recent biological Disaster in India was

A. COVID
B. Locust Swarm
C. Cholera
D. Flu
ANSWER: B

46. Toxic gas leak is a type of:

A. Biological
B. Accidental
C. Physical
D. Geophysical
ANSWER: B

47. Physicosocial Disaster impact can be

A. Pre-existing
B. Disaster induced
C. Socially Arisen
D. All of the above
ANSWER: D

48. Isolation is an result of _____ impact of disaster

A. Physical
B. Physicological
C. Social
D. Economic
ANSWER: C

49. loss of fodder is an _______ impact of disaster

A. Physical
B. Environmental
C. Social
D. Economic
 ANSWER:B

50. Memory loss is an _______ symptom of disaster

A. physiological
B. Cognitive
C. behavioural
D. Emotional
ANSWER:B

51. Special task Force for disaster response in India

A. NDRF
B. NDMA
C. NGT
D. Commando
ANSWER: A

52. What is Ring of Fire?

A. Fault and volcano line in the Pacific region
B. Belt of volcanoes mid-continental region
C. Fault line in mid-Atlantic region
D. None of the above
ANSWER: A

53. Around what body of water will you find the region known as the Ring of Fire?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Arctic Ocean
D. Indian Ocean
ANSWER: B

54. Hazards and Disasters are mainly classified as

A. Physical and chemical
B. Natural and Human induced
C. Physical and Human
D. Social and cultural
ANSWER: B

55. A hazard is a situation where there is

A. Threat of natural calamity
B. Threat to property and lives from calamities
C. Threat for consequences of disaster
D. All of the above
ANSWER: B
56. Disaster is an event arising out of
A. Result of hazard event
B. Causes of hazard event
C. Causes of disaster event
D. All of the above
ANSWER: A

57. The typical examples of man-made disasters are

A. Chemical explosion
B. Leakage of toxic waste
C. War and civil strife
D. All of the above
ANSWER: D

58. What are the consequences of disaster on a society

A. Loss of life
B. Damage to property
C. Environmental Damages
D. All of the above
ANSWER: D

59. The scientific study of earthquake is called

A. Seismograph
B. Seismology
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
ANSWER: B

60. The point of earth surface directly above the point where an earthquake occurs
A. Focus
B. Epicentre
C. Fracture
D. Fault
ANSWER: B

61. Barren Volcano is a type of

A. Stratovolcano
B. Shield
C. Cinder cone
D. Mud Volcano
ANSWER: A

62. Mudflows are also called

A. Flash Flood
 B. Lahars
C. Stratoflow
D. Lava Flood
ANSWER: B

63. The mount Narcondam is the example of a/an

A. Active volcano
B. Dormant volcano
C. Extinct volcano
D. None of the above
ANSWER: B

64. Disaster management cover

A. Maintaining control over disasters
B. Reducing the effects of disasters
C. Briefing of govt. Officials about disasters
D. All the above
ANSWER: D

65. the reason of cyclone is:

A. High pressure
B. Low pressure
C. Normal Pressure
D. Average
ANSWER: B

66. Tsunami’s can occur only during

A. River
B. Ocean
C. Both
D. None
ANSWER: B

67. Landslides occur because of?

A. Intensity of rainfall
B. Steep slopes
C. Deforestation leading it soil erosion
D. All the above
ANSWER: D

68. For coordinating disaster management activities for all natural hazard.... responsible
Ministry
A. Ministry of Home Affairs
B. Ministry of Rural Development
 C. Ministry of Communication
D. Ministry of Urban Ministry
ANSWER: A

69. The Sendai framework is a global blueprint for ____?

A. Disaster management
B. Disaster mitigation
C. Disaster preparedness
D. Bioterrorism mitigation
ANSWER: A

70. City effected by Little boy attack

A. Hiroshima
B. Nagasaki
C. German
D. Japan
ANSWER: A

71. Vizag Gas tragedy is type of ...... Disaster

A. Nuclear
B. Biochemical
C. Chemical
D. Biological
ANSWER: C

72. Storage Cabinet is a type of

A. Structural mitigation
B. Non-structural mitigation
C. Both
D. None
ANSWER: B

73. Paris agreement is legally ______ agreement

A. Binding
B. Non-binding
C. Non-legal
D. None
ANSWER: A

74. Agency for cyclone forecasting in INDIA

A. Indian Meteorological Department
B. Indian national centre for oceanic information service
C. Central water commission
D. Cyclone management organization
 ANSWER: A

75. Disaster can require

A. waste management
B. disease control
C. Water Purification
D. All of the above
ANSWER: D

76. Central water commission issue alert for

A. Tsunami
B. Ash Surge
C. Flood
D. Water supply
ANSWER: C

77. Forecasting is _________ step of EWS

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. None
ANSWER: B

78. 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
ANSWER: D

79. Which of the following statements is false?

A. Earthquakes occur in plate boundaries
B. The time and location of most major earthquakes can be predicted several days in
advance
C. Earthquakes can be caused by normal, reverse and strike-slip faulting
D. P waves travel faster than both S waves and Surface waves
ANSWER: B

80. Volcanic eruption are closely associated with

A. Mountain building and fracturing
B. Deforestation
C. Landslides
D. Heat budget
ANSWER: C
81. The centre of the cyclone is characterized by
A. High Pressure
B. Low pressure
C. Very High Pressure
D. All of the above
ANSWER: B

82. Warning about cyclonic disaster is convened through

A. Newspaper
B. Radio network
C. Television
D. All of the Above
ANSWER: D

83. The major effects of floods are

A. Physical damage
B. Loss of biodiversity
C. Scarcity of water supply
D. All of the above
ANSWER: D

84. Which of the following agencies are the National Disaster Risk Reduction
stakeholders?
A. Central Government
B. National Disaster Offices
C. Private Sector
D. All of the above
ANSWER: D

85. What is considered as Poor man's nuclear weapon

A. Biological Attack
B. Terrorism
C. Chemical Spill
D. ALL of the above
ANSWER: A

86. Dumping of factories waste in water can result in

A. Biological Disaster
B. Chemical Disaster
C. Earthquake
D. Deforestation
ANSWER: B
87. India volcanic index is regarded as
A. High
B. Medium
C. Low
D. Very High
ANSWER: C

88. India active volcano is

A. Barren
B. Narcondam
C. Deccan Traps
D. Loktak
ANSWER: A

89. Tsunami can also be called

A. Tidal waves
B. Regular waves
C. Both
D. None
ANSWER: A

90. The Government of India Organization for an Early Warning System for Tsunamis
A. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
B. India Meteorological Department
C. Area Cyclone Warning Centres
D. TERI
ANSWER: A

91. Cyclone warning system in INDIA has _____ Stage alert

A. Three
B. One
C. Four
D. Two
ANSWER: C

92. Which of the condition can be a Disaster?

A. Malaria
B. Pneumonia
C. Cholera
D. Chikungunya
ANSWER: C

93. Disaster drives its name from

A. Desastre=God Star
 B. Desastre=Bad Star
C. Disaster=God Star
D. Disaster=Bad Star
ANSWER: B

94. What is not a Part of disaster management Cycle

A. Response
B. Relief
C. Resource
D. Preparedness
ANSWER: C

95. Risk arises when

A. Hazard and Threat meet
B. Hazard and vulnerability meet
C. Vulnerability and Threat meet
D. Vulnerability and Threat Meet
ANSWER: C

96. Dangerous range of Richter scale

A. 3.0-3.8
B. 2.0-2.9
C. 4.0-5.0
D. 6.5-7.5
ANSWER: D

97. A disease that becomes unusually widespread and even global in its reach is referred
to as
A. Epidemic
B. Pandemic
C. Spanish flu
D. Hyper endemic
ANSWER: B

98. Bhopal Gas Disaster is a kind of

A. Natural disaster
B. Manmade disaster
C. Combinational
D. None of the above
ANSWER: B

99. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is headed by

A. Prime Minister of India
B. President of India
 C. Governor of States
D. Chief Minister of States
ANSWER: A

100. Which of the following is not a man-made hazard?

A. Leakage of Toxic waste
B. Wars and Civil Strife
C. Drought
D. Environmental pollution
ANSWER: C

101. The Bhopal Gas disaster occurred in

A. 1986
B. 2003
C. 1984
D. 2009
ANSWER: C

102. When was Disaster management Act, Introduced

A. 1991
B. 2005
C. 1989
D. 2003
ANSWER: B

103. Under which Ministry National Disaster Management Authority comes?

A. Ministry of Environment
B. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
C. Ministry of Pollution
D. Ministry of Home Affairs
ANSWER: D

104. The Richter Scale measure the earthquake

A. Depth
B. Duration
C. Magnitude
D. Damage
ANSWER: C

105. Which of the following is Head of all environment related Cases

A. National disaster management Authority
B. National green tribunal
C. National Institute of disaster management
D. Supreme Court
ANSWER: B

106. The major effects of floods are

A. Physical damage
 B. Loss of biodiversity
C. Scarcity of water supply
D. All of the above
ANSWER: D

107. What is Ring of Fire?

A. Fault line in the Pacific region
B. Belt of volcanoes mid-continental region
C. Fault line in mid-Atlantic region
D. None of the above
ANSWER: A

108. The point of the earth’s surface directly above the point where an earthquake
occurs is called
A. Focus
B. Epicentre
C. Fracture
D. Fault
ANSWER: B

109. Barren Volcano is a type of

A. Stratovolcano
B. Shield
C. Cinder cone
D. Mud Volcano
ANSWER: A

110. Mudflows are also called

A. Flash Flood
B. Lahars
C. Stratoflow
D. Lava Flood
ANSWER:B

111. The mount Narcondam is the example of a/an

A. Active volcano
B. Dormant volcano
C. Extinct volcano
D. None of the above
ANSWER: B

112. Disaster management cover

A. Maintaining control over disasters
B. Reducing the effects of disasters
 C. Briefing of govt. Officials about disasters
D. All the above
ANSWER: D

113. the reason of cyclone is:

A. High pressure
B. Low pressure
C. Normal Pressure
D. Average
ANSWER: B

114. Tsunami’s can occur only during?

A. River
B. Ocean
C. Both
D. None
ANSWER: B

115. Landslides occur because of?

A. Intensity of rainfall
B. Steep slopes
C. Deforestation leading it soil erosion
D. All the above
ANSWER: D

116. For coordinating disaster management activities for all natural hazard....
responsible Ministry
A. Ministry of Home Affairs
B. Ministry of Rural Development
C. Ministry of Communication
D. Ministry of Urban Ministry
ANSWER: A

117. The Sendai framework is a global blueprint for ____?

A. Disaster management
B. Disaster mitigation
C. Disaster preparedness
D. Bioterrorism mitigation
ANSWER: A

118. Country effected by FAT MAN attack

A. Hiroshima
B. Nagasaki
C. German
 D. Japan
ANSWER: B

119. Storage Cabinet is a type of

A. Structural mitigation
B. Non-structural mitigation
C. Both
D. None
ANSWER: B

120. Paris agreement is legally ______ agreement

A. Binding
B. Non-binding
C. Non-legal
D. None
ANSWER: A

121. Zika virus is related to which of the following diseases

A. Dengue
B. Yellow fever
C. Japanese encephalitis
D. All of the above
ANSWER: D

122. Which of the following volcanoes is known for its most destructive volcanic
eruption in recorded history
A. Mount Kilimanjaro
B. Mauna Loa
C. Krakatoa
D. Mount St Helens
ANSWER: C

123. Who is known as the father of modern seismology

A. Charles Richter
B. R.D. Oldham
C. W.M. Davis
D. None of the above.
ANSWER: B

124. Volcanoes are generally found where

A. Intraplates pull apart or are coming together
B. Tectonic plates pull apart or are coming together
C. Earth's crust pull apart or are coming together
 D. None of these pull apart or are coming together
ANSWER: B

125. Volcanic erupted material when inside the hill/earth/mountain it is called

A. Lava
B. Magma
C. Lahars
D. None of these
ANSWER: B

126. International Tsunami information Center is located in

A. Honolulu
B. Goa
C. Jakarta
D. Puducherry
ANSWER: A

127. Which of the following is not a man-made hazard?

A. Leakage of Toxic waste
B. Wars and Civil Strife
C. Drought
D. Environmental pollution
ANSWER: C

128. Cyclones occurring in North Atlantic ocean are called

A. Typhoon
B. Hurricanes
C. Tornado
D. None of the above
ANSWER: B