DISASTER RISK AND REDUCTION MGNT 1ST QUIZ

1. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management is under the republic act number ___________?

• 11021

• 10112

• 10121

• 101021

2. It is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.

• Republic Act

• Republic Act 11021

• Republic Act 10121

• Republic Act 10112

3. Disaster results from the combination of the following except:

• exposure to hazard

• conditioans of vulnerability that are present

• potential community advantage

• insufficient capacity or measures

4. The Philippines is located in the typhoon belt with an average of _______typoons a year almost half of which is destructive.

• 22-24

• 18-22

• 16-18

• 15-17

5. Vurnerable _____areas where houses are light structured and not able to withstand the effects of these weather disturbances.

• urban

• rural

• mountenous

• forested

6. Flooding is a perennial problem due to the follwoing except:

• poor waste management

• eroded soil

• organic farming

• informal settlers

7. The country's vulnerability to natural hazards alone cost the Philippinbe Govenrment and average of __________________ annually in direct damages or more than .5% of the country's GNP.

• Php 5 billion

• Php 15 billion

• Php 150 billion

• Php 200 billion

8. Explain the statement briefly:

Aside from the big cost of expenditure of the Philippine Government due to disasters, "Disaster have also derailed social and economic development since funds are reallocated from on-going programs to finance relief and reconstruction assistance".

9. According to the world risk index 2011, the Philippines places _____out of 173 countries ranked according to their "risk score" or their exposure to hazards.

• 33rd

• 3rd

• 30th

• 32nd

10. Explain the statement briefly:

"With Global warming, more intense typoons are likely, but changes in frequency are uncertain - PAGASA".