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Natural Disaster

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An active volcano Mauna Loa is located in:

a)

Hawaii, USA

b)

Brazil

c)

Japan

d)

None of the above

2.

Bhopal Gas Disaster is a kind of:

a)

Natural disaster

b)

Manmade disaster

c)

None of the above

3.

4. In India National Institute of Disaster Management is located at:

a)

Manipur

b)

Punjab

c)

Hyderabad

d)

New Delhi

4.

The Disaster Management Act was made in:

a)

2006

b)

2003

c)

2005

d)

2009

5.

Tsunami’s can occur only during :

a)

Evening

b)

Afternoon

c)

Any time of the day or night

d)

Morning

6.

The Richter scale expresses an earthquakes:

a)

Magnitude

b)

Location

c)

Duration

d)

Depth

7.

Disaster Management includes:

a)

Mitigation

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Rehabilitation

d)

All of the above

8.

Generally the number on Richter Scale ranges between:

a)

0 and 6

b)

0 and 9

c)

1 to 5

d)

1 to 12

9.

Which of the following is seasonally related hazard:

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcanic eruption

c)

Terrorist attack

d)

None of the above

10.

Latur earthquake occurred in:

a)

1991

b)

1992

c)

1993

d)

1994

11.

International Tsunami information center is:

a)

Honolulu

b)

Goa

c)

Jakarta

d)

]Puducherry

12.

In India Tsunami Warning center is located at:

a)

Kolkata

b)

Hyderabad

c)

Ahmadabad

d)

None of the above

13.

The most calm part of the tropical cyclone is:

a)

Limb

b)

Eye

c)

Periphery

d)

None of the above

14.

In northern hemisphere, the wind of the tropical cyclone blows in:

a)

A. Anticlockwise direction

b)

Clockwise direction

c)

Straight

d)

None of the above

15.

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) calls a storm ‘Super cyclone” when the wind blows

a)

More than 120 km /hour

b)

More than 100km/hour

c)

More than 220km/ hour

d)

None of the above

16.

Zika virus is related to which of the following diseases :

a)

Dengue

b)

Yellow fever

c)

Japanese encephalitis

d)

All of the above

17.

What is ring of fire:

a)

Belt of volcanoes in the Circum Pacific region

b)

Belt of volcanoes in the mid-continental region

c)

Belt of volcanoes in the mid-atlantic region

d)

None of the above

18.

Which of the following rivers in Tripura experience tide:

a)

Gumti

b)

Fenny

c)

Howra

d)

Khowai

19.

Who is known as the father of modern seismology:

a)

Charles Richter

b)

R.D. O ldham

c)

W.M. DAVIS

d)

None of the above

20.

Which of the following buildings of Tripura are identified as vulnerable to earthquake :

a)

MBB College

b)

Nir Mahal

c)

Ujjayanta Palace

d)

All of the above