Disaster Management Questions and Answers in Quiz Form 14 for Practice

196. According to the World Bank, during the period 1996 to 2000, the approximate percentage loss of gross domestic produce due to disasters was?

1. 2.85%
2. 2.25%
3. 2.50%d.1.95%

197. Which of the following statements is false?

1. Weather forecasts for a small region are more accurate than those for a large region
2. Weather forecasts are more accurate in Melbourne than in Darwin
3. Forecasts of temperature are more accurate than forecasts of rainfall
4. All of the above

198. According to U. N. O. there were about............disasters per year between 1992 - 2000 in the world?

1. 100
2. 300
3. 500
4. 800

199. Which of the following waves is the slowest

1. Pwaves
2. Swaves
3. Surface waves
4. Tsunami

200. According to World Bank Estimate, direct losses from natural disasters are upto percent of GDP?

1. 4%
2. 2%
3. 1%
4. 3%

201. Which one is a major environmental and safety hazard for the people in hilly areas in Tripura which can be considered as “cancer of hill slopes”

1. Flood
2. Landslide
3. Earthquake
4. Desertification

202. According to World Disasters Report of 2010, during 2000-09, 85% of affected people belonged to the?

1. Asia Pacific Region
2. African region
3. Japan region
4. Australian region

203. Which one of the following is NOT re commended during Lightening or thunderstorm?

1. Take Shelter in a bus or car.
2. In a forest , seek shelter in a low area under a thick growth of small trees.
3. Take shelter under isolated tree.
4. Get away from tractors and other metal farm equipment .

204. Amateur Radio is also known as?

1. Ham radio
2. Home radio
3. Pocket radio
4. Silent radio

205. Which techniques are used for prediction of early warning of eruption?

1. Electric Distance Measures
2. Tilt Meters
3. GPS and Satellite Inferring Rader
4. All of the above

206. An enormous amount of energy is released during an earthquake as seismic waves which are of

1. Primary or pressure waves(P-waves)
2. Secondary or transverse waves(S-waves)
3. Long waves or surface waves(L-waves)
4. All of the above

207. Which virus is responsible for AIDS

1. HIC
2. HIV
3. HIL
4. HKL

208. An essential to the sanitary maintenance of latrines is

1. Sufficient supply of water
2. Supply of latrine construction materials
3. Health education program in latrine usage and upkeep
4. All of the above

209. Which volcanic belt is commonly called “Ring of Fire”?

1. The Mid-Continental Belt
2. The Circum-Pacific Belt
3. The Mid-Atlantic Belt
4. The Circum- Continental Belt

210. An extreme natural phenomenon capable of causing disaster leading to loss of lives or damage to property is known as

1. Natural hazard
2. Hazard calculation
3. Desertification
4. None of the above