Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction Quiz

What is the term used referring to damaging incident that happened unexpectedly in a certain society and caused harm to people and their properties?

• politicking

• terrorism

• hazard

• disaster

Which group belongs to the most vulnerable?

• indigenous people

• small entrepreneurs

• professionals

• government officials

What is the degree to which a population, system, service or geographic area is likely to be affected or disrupted by the impact of a particular hazard?

• hazard

• vulnerability

• capacity

• risk

Which of the following is an example of natural hazards?

• factories

• mining sites

• chemical plants

• fault lines

Which of the following risk factors BEST describes the cause of COVID-19 pandemic?

• climate change

• weak governance

• globalized economic development

• poorly-planned and managed urban development

Which perspective of a disaster that stresses on the significance of culture in developing a disaster resilient personality among the inhabitants in a certain community?

• political

• socio-cultural

• economic

• biological

Which statement best describes vulnerability?

• Vulnerability is the susceptibility of an individual or a group of people on the impact of natural hazard.

• Vulnerability can cause the loss of life or injury, property damage.

• Vulnerability is potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon, or human activity.

• Vulnerability can generate social and economic disruption or environmental degradation.

Which of the following should be given consideration in risk assessment?

• probability and impact

• type of hazard and impact

• severity and type of hazard

• impact and type of damage/ harm

Which is not an example of Quasi-Natural Hazards?

• water pollution

• smog

• volcanic eruptions

• air pollution

What should be the right attitude in dealing with the effects of a disaster?

• Let us be mindful of others.

• Be grateful on what the government can provide.

• Show positivity in dealing with it.

• Try to be a leader for others.