Q 1 – Which one of the following states of India experiences floods frequently?
(a) Bihar
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Uttar Pradesh.
(c) Assam
Q 2 – In which one of the following districts of Uttaranchal did Malpa Landslide disaster take place?
(a) Bageshwar
(b) Champawat
(c) Almora
(d) Pithoragarh
(d) Pithoragarh.
Q 3 – Which one of the following states receives floods in the winter months?
(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu.
(d) Tamil Nadu.
Q 4 – In which of the following rivers is the Majuli River Island situated?
(a) Ganga
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Godavari
(d) Indus.
(b) Brahmaputra
Q 5 – Under which type of natural hazards do blizzards come?
(a) Atmospheric
(b) Aquatic
(c) Terrestrial
(d) Biological.
(a) Atmospheric
Q 6 – Rapid sliding of large mass of bedrocks is called:
(a) Erosion
(b) Earthquake
(c) Tsunami
(d) Landslides.
(d) Landslides.
Q 7 – In how many regions has India been divided on the basis of proneness to earthquake?
(a) Five Regions
(b) Seven Regions
(c) Eight Regions
(d) Ten Regions.
(a) Five Regions
Q 8 – From the point of view of earthquake, which areas of India are most vulnerable?
(a) Northern Himalayas and Kachchh
(b) North-eastern India
(c) Northern Plains
(d) Peninsular India.
(a) Northern Himalayas and Kachchh
Q 9 – Natural calamities which cause heavy loss to life and property are called:
(a) Famine
(b) Disaster
(c) Calamity
(d) None of these.
(b) Disaster
Q 10 – The centre of the cyclone is mostly a warm and low-pressure, cloudless core known as:
(a) Storm Surge
(b) Eye of the storm
(c) Cyclone
(d) Jet Stream.
(b) Eye of the storm
Q 11 – Which regions have highest number of landslides?
(a) Plateau regions
(b) Mountainous regions
(c) Coastal Regions
(d) Desert regions.
(b) Mountainous regions
Q 12 – Which region of India is most prone to drought?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Coastal Regions.
(a) Rajasthan
Q 13 – Natural changes which have side effects on human life are called:
(a) Common Hazards
(b) Manmade hazards
(c) Natural Hazards
(d) None of the above.
(c) Natural Hazards
Q 14 – Which of the following is not a natural calamity?
(a) Earthquake
(b) Drought
(c) Fire Borne
(d) Tsunami.
(c) Fire Borne
Q 15 – Which of the following is not a flood prone area?
(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Bihar
(d) Rajasthan.
(d) Rajasthan.
Q 16 – Which of the following is not a earthquake prone area?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) East Coast.
(d) East Coast.
Q 17 – Which of the following is not a landslide-prone area?
(a) Himalayas and Andaman and Nicobar
(b) Steep slopes in the Western Ghats
(c) Nilgiris in the north-eastern regions,
(d) Aravali regions in Rajasthan.
(d) Aravali regions in Rajasthan.
Q 18 – Which of the following is not a type of drought?
(a) Meteorological Drought
(b) Agricultural Drought
(c) Hydrological Drought
(d) Desert Drought.
(d) Desert Drought
Q 19 – What was the main cause of latter Earthquakes?
(a) Southward drifting of Indian Plate
(b) Northward drifting of Indian Plate
(d) Eastward drifting of Indian Plate
(d) Westward drifting of Indian Plate
(b) Northward drifting of Indian Plate
Q 20 – How many divisions are there on Richter Scale?
(a) From 1 to 7
(b) From 1 to 8
(d) From 1 to 9
(d) From 1 to 10
(d) From 1 to 9
Q 21 – Natural disasters are
(a) Relatively slow movements in comparison to hazard
(b) Relatively sudden and cause large scale disaster in comparison to hazard
(c) Relatively small scale disaster
(d) Disaster with no damage.
(b) relatively sudden and cause large scale disaster in comparison to hazard
Q 22 – The cause for floods in India is due to
(a) Deforestation
(b) Overpopulation
(c) High temperature
(d) Increasing transportation
(a) deforestation
Q 23 – Tsunamis are caused when
(a) An earthquake occurs
(b) Wind is strong
(c) Ocean currents become warm
(d) Sea level rises
(a) An earthquake occurs
Q 24 – Which one of the following states receives floods in the winter?
(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
(d) Tamil Nadu
Q 25 – The most disastrous giant waves are
(a) body waves
(b) ocean currents
(c) tsunamis
(d) surface waves
(c) tsunamis
Q 26 – The river valley project has been constructed to check floods in India is
(a) Bhakra and Nangal Dam
(b) Damodar Valley Corporation
(c) Annasagar project
(d) Narmada dam
(b) Damodar Valley Corporation
Q 27 – What was the cause of the Koyna Earthquake?
(a) Current Pressure in Koyna reservoir
(b) Hydraulic Pressure in Koyna reservoir
(c) Cyclone in Koyna reservoir
(d) None of the above
(b) Hydraulic Pressure in Koyna reservoir
Q 28 – Debris flow that originates on the slope of a volcano is known as
(a) Creep
(b) Fall
(d) Lahar
(d) Lateral spreads
(d) lahar
Q 29 – Which instrument measures the seismic waves?
(a) Earthometer
(b) Seismograph
(d) Quakegraph
(d) None of the above
(b) Seismograph
Q 30 – Far less dramatic disaster is
(a) Volcano
(b) Landslide
(c) Earthquake
(d) Tsunami
(b) Landslide
Q 31 – Which one of the following states receive floods in the winter?
(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
(d) Tamil Nadu
Q 32 – Far less dramatic disaster is
(a) Volcano.
(b) Landslide.
(c) Earthquake.
(d) Tsunami.
(b) Landslide
Q 33 – The river valley project has been constructed to check floods in india is
(a) Bhakra and Nangal Dam.
(b) Damodar Valley Corporation.
(c) Annasagar project.
(d) Narmada dam.
(b) Damodar Valley Corporation.
Q 34 – Debris flow that originates on the slope of a volcano is known as
(a) Creep.
(b) Fall.
(c) Lahar.
(d) Lateral spreads.
(d) lahar.
Q 35 – How many divisions are there on Richter Scale?
(a) From 1 to 7.
(b) From 1 to 8.
(d) From 1 to 9.
(d) From 1 to 10.
(d) From 1 to 9.
Q 36 – On which scale, is the intensity of Earthquakes measured?
(a) Seismograph
(b) Quake Scale
(c) Richter Scale.
(d) Earthometer
(d) Richter Scale.
Q 37 – When a mass of earth saturated with water slides down a hill slope it is called:
(a) Ocean current
(b) Landslide
(c) Floods
(d) Cyclones
(b) Landslide
Q 38 – What was the main cause of lattur Earthquakes?
(a) Southward drifting of Indian Plate.
(b) Northward drifting of Indian Plate.
(c) Eastward drifting of Indian Plate.
(d) Westward drifting of Indian Plate.
(b) Northward drifting of Indian Plate.
Q 39 – What was the cause of Koyna Earthquake?
(a) Current Pressure in Koyna reservoir.
(b) Hydraulic Pressure in Koyna reservoir.
(c) Cyclone in Koyna reservoir.
(d) None of the above
(b) Hydraulic Pressure in Koyna reservoir.
Q 40 – Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, droughts, floods, cyclones and soil erosion are known as
(a) Hazards
(b) Disasters
(c) Both of them
(d) None of them
(c) Both of them
Q 41 – Landslides and floods occur due to
(a) Deforestation
(b) Global warming
(c) Environmental pollution
(d) None of them
(a) Deforestation
Q 42 – National Institute of Disaster Management, India Earth sumit at Rio de Janeiro was established at
(a) Rio de Janeiro
(b) Yokohama
(c) Delhi
(d) Islamabad
(a) Rio de Janeiro
Q 43 – World conference on Disaster Management at Yokohama was established in
(a) 1993
(b) 1994
(c) 1985
(d) 1984
(b) 1994
Q 44 – Natural Hazards and Natural Disasters both are
(a) Similar
(b) Different
(c) Interrelated
(d) None of them
(a) Similar
Q 45 – A set of rules and conventions that provides explanations to all problems is known as
(a) Paradigm
(b) Disaster
(c) Law of inverse magnitude
(d) Vulnerability
(a) Paradigm
Q 46 – Anthropogenic causes:
(a) Emission of greenhouse gases
(b) Pollution of soil
(c) Deforestation
(d) All of them
(d) All of them
Q 47 – The issue of damages caused by the natural disasters was raised at
(a) U.N. General Assembly
(b) World Conference on Disaster Management
(c) Yokohama Strategy
(d) Plan of Action for Safer World
(a) U.N. General Assembly
Q 48 – International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) was declared in
(a) 1990-2000
(b) 1980-2000
(c) 1989-2001
(d) 1990-2001
(a) 1990 – 2000
Q 49 – Tropical cyclone is which type of disaster?
(a) Terrestrial
(b) Aquatic
(c) Biological
(d) Atmospheric
(d) Atmospheric
Q 50 – Out of these which is the aquatic type of disaster?
(a) Tidal waves
(b) Bacterial and viral diseases
(c) Landslides
(d) Thunderstorms
(a) Tidal waves