DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Which of the following volcanoes is known for its most destructive volcanic eruption in recorded history

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• Mauna Loa

• Krakatoa

• Mount St Helens

Bhopal Gas Disaster is a kind of

What is Ring of Fire?

• Belt of volcanoes in the Circum Pacific region

• Belt of volcanoes in the mid-continental region

• Belt of volcanoes in the mid-atlantic region

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is headed by

• Prime Minister of India

• President of India

• Governor of States

• Chief Minister of States

Who is known as the father of modern seismology

• Charles Richter

• R.D. Oldham

• W.M. Davis

• None of the above

Volcanoes are generally found where

• Intraplates pull apart or are coming together

• Tectonic plates pull apart or are coming together

• Earth's crust pull apart or are coming together

• None of these pull apart or are coming together

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

• Lava

• Magma

• Lahars

• None of these

International Tsunami information Center is located in

• Honolulu

• Goa

• Jakarta

• Puducherry

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

• Leakage of Toxic waste

• Wars and Civil Strife

• Drought

• Environmental pollution

United Nations disaster management team are responsible for solving problems resulting from disaster in

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

• All continents