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Disaster Management Act 2005 India

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Disaster Management?

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2.

Name the four stages of Disaster Management in the proper sequence.

(a)  

3.

When was the Disaster Management Act passed ?

a)

23 December 2005

b)

25 December 2005

c)

15 August 2005

d)

2 Octiber 2005

4.

What is the full form of NDMA

a)

National Disaster Management Area

b)

Natural Disasters Manmade Authority

c)

National Disaster Management Authority.

d)

National Drainage Management Authority.

5.

How many Chapters does National Disaster Management Act 2005 have ?

a)

The Disaster Management Act, 2005 has 14 chapters and 14 sections.

b)

The Disaster Management Act, 2005 has 11 chapters and 79 sections.

c)

The Disaster Management Act, 2005 has 79 chapters and 11 sections.

d)

The Disaster Management Act, 2005 has 11 chapters and 11 sections.

6.

Under which LIST of the Schedule VII of the Constitution of India is subject "Disaster" listed?

a)

Union list

b)

State list

c)

Concurrent list

d)

None of the above.

7.

Which decade has been declared as the Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction by the United Nations?

a)

The 1970s

b)

The 1980s

c)

The 1990s

d)

The 2000s.

8.

The National Centre for Disaster Management (NCDM) ,established in 1995 on the call of the UN, later on was renamed as :

a)

The National Institute of Engineering (NIE)

b)

The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM).

c)

The National Institute of Sustainable Development (NISD)

d)

The National Institute of Renewable Energy Sources.(NIRES)

9.

What is the full form of NDRF

a)

National Disaster Rescue Force

b)

Natural Disasters Relief Factor

c)

National Disaster Relief Force

d)

National Drainage Response Force.

10.

What is the full form of SDMA ?

a)

State Development Management Authority

b)

State Disaster Management Authority.

c)

Shared Drainage Merger Area

d)

State Desert Management Area

11.

Vulnerability analysis comes in which part of the Disaster Management Cycle

a)

Mitigation

b)

Preparedness

c)

Response

d)

Recovery

12.

Which Disaster management phase has the goal of restoring the normal functioning of a community after disaster.

a)

Preparedness

b)

Rescue

c)

Recovery

d)

Mitigation

13.
To make something less severe, harmful, or painful.
a)
Compromised 
b)
Mitigation
c)
Recovery
d)
Resource
14.

Who is the Head of National Disaster Management Authority?

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Chief Minister

d)

Cabinet Minister

15.

Who is the head of State Executive Committee on disaster management?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Chief Minister

c)

Governor

d)

Chief Secretary

16.

Who is not the head of District Disaster Management Authority - DDMA

a)

District Collector

b)

District Magistrate

c)

Deputy Commissioner

d)

Councillor

17.

NDRF comprises _____ battalions.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

11

d)

15

18.

Which word is not connected with disaster relief activity?

a)

Rehabilitation

b)

Relief

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Reference

19.

Who has the authority to select the Vice-Chair person of SDMA?

a)

Governor of the state

b)

Chief Minister

c)

State Legislature.

d)

Parliament

20.

National Institute of Disaster Management is located at:

a)

Dehradun

b)

Kolkatta

c)

Chennai

d)

New Delhi

21.

Which Disaster management strategy/ phase has the goal of protecting the population, limiting damage from the impact of an event, and minimizing damage from secondary impacts.

a)

Response

b)

Recovery

c)

Mitigation

d)

Exposure

22.

SOP stands for

a)

Standard Office Protocol

b)

Standard Operating Protocol

c)

Simple Operating Procedure

d)

Standard Operating Procedure

23.

Under which Ministry Of Government Of India does National Disaster Management Authority function?

a)

Ministry of Environment

b)

Ministry of Home Affairs

c)

Ministry of Agriculture

d)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

24.

Who released the first Disaster Management Plan of India?

a)

Sh H. D. Deve gowda

b)

Sh Atal Bihari Vajpayee

c)

Sh Manmohan Singh

d)

Sh Narendra Modi

25.

What is the rank of India in the world for natural disasters as per UNISDR?

a)

third

b)

second

c)

seventh

d)

eighth

26.

Full form of DDMA is

a)

District Disaster Management Agency

b)

District Disaster Management Authority

c)

Double Disaster Management Agency

d)

District Disaster Mitigation Agency

27.

Who heads the National Crisis Management Committee?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

President

c)

Cabinet Secretary

d)

Ministry of Environment

28.

What is name of the manuals that identify the role of each officer in State for managing natural disasters?

a)

State Relief Manuals

b)

State Environmental Protection Manuals

c)

State Disaster Manuals

d)

State Protection Manuals

29.

What is the full form of NDRF

a)

National Disaster Rescue Force

b)

Natural Disasters Relief Factor

c)

National Disaster Relief Force

d)

National Drainage Response Force.

30.

Name any two Service Agencies in Disaster Management.

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