Disaster Management

The magnitude of earthquakes is measured inside the _______

The worst industrial disaster took place in:

• Korba chimney collapse, 2009

• Bombay docks explosion, 1944

• Bhopal gas tragedy, 1984

• Chasnala mining disaster, 1975

In case of an earthquake, we shouldn't:

• Stay on open ground

• Panic

• Hide under a doorways or tables

• Hide in corners

Famine is an effect of _________

Sliding of large amount of ice and snow on a mountain due to an earthquake is called ______________________

Tropical cyclones are called_______in the Atlantic Ocean, __________ in the western Pacific Ocean and ________ in the Indian Ocean

• hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones

• cyclones, typhoons, hurricanes

• cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons

• None of the above

Atom bombs were dropped in __________ in Japan by USA during the Second world war

• Yokohama

• Osaka

• Hiroshima

• Fukuoka

• Nagasaki

An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale is called

• minor

• moderate

• strong

• massive

Tropical cyclones cannot reach winds speeds of over 220 km/h

• True

• False

Which one of these is not considered as a biological weapon?

• Plague

• Munitions

• Ricin

• anthrax