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Disaster Management

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Can we prevent natural disasters?
a)
Yes
b)
No
2.

What is a natural disaster?

a)

A red letter day

b)

A bad thing caused by a bad person

c)

An event that causes suffering brought on by nature

d)

An event that causes suffering brought on by an enemy

3.

Where is a safe place to be during an earthquake?

a)

Outside

b)

On the roof of your house

c)

In a bathtub

d)

In a doorway

4.

What are giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions called?

a)

Tsunamis

b)

Earthquake

c)

Tornadoes

d)

Hurricanes

5.

What is the device called that uses special weights and magnetic fields to measure the movement of the ground?

a)

Barometer

b)

Speedometer

c)

Seismograph

d)

Telegraph

6.

What is the Richter Scale?

a)

A system of measuring the wind

b)

A system of measuring the depth of the ocean

c)

A system of measuring the height of volcanoes

d)

A system of measuring the strength of earthquakes

7.
A natural hazard occurs when natural physical processes become...
a)
dormant and inactive.
b)
extreme and unpredictable.
c)
scary!
d)
faster than usual. 
8.

What is the molten rock inside a volcano called?

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

metamorphic

9.

What is this?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Flood

c)

Fire fighter

d)

Wildfire

10.

What is this natural disaster?

a)

Landslide

b)

Windstorm

c)

Tsunami

d)

Flood

11.

Which is a man made disaster

a)

Weapons

b)

Flood

c)

Cyclone

d)

Volcana

12.

National Disaster Management Act was passed in...

a)

2001

b)

2003

c)

2005

d)

2009

13.

The level of risk of a disaster depends on

a)

Nature of the hazard

b)

Vulnerability of the elements which are affected

c)

Economic value of the elements which are affected

d)

All of the above

14.

Vulnerability analysis comes in which part of the Disaster Management Cycle

a)

Mitigation

b)

Preparedness

c)

Response

d)

Recovery

15.

The twin tower of world trade centre in USA was destroyed by terror attack in the year

a)

2000

b)

2001

c)

2008

d)

None of the above

16.

In the wake of corona government of India has come up with how Many zones

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Green

d)

All of the above

17.

Suppose there is an electric fire what will u do

a)

Throw water

b)

Throw oil

c)

Cut the electric supply

d)

Take out valuable stuff and run

18.

What is three strategies in disaster management?

a)

Hazard management

b)

Vulnerability management

c)

Exposure management

d)

Assets management

19.
Hazard management strategy that has the goal of restoring the normal functioning of a community.
a)
Assessment
b)
Fortify
c)
Recovery
d)
Wildfire
20.
To make something less severe, harmful, or painful.
a)
Compromised 
b)
Mitigation
c)
Recovery
d)
Resource