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disaster management

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.
A natural hazard occurs when natural physical processes become...
a)
dormant and inactive.
b)
extreme and unpredictable.
c)
scary!
d)
faster than usual. 
7.

Which is a man made disaster

a)

Weapons

b)

Flood

c)

Cyclone

d)

Volcana

8.

National Disaster Management Act was passed in...

a)

2001

b)

2003

c)

2005

d)

2009

9.

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

10.

Vulnerability analysis comes in which part of the Disaster Management Cycle

a)

Mitigation

b)

Preparedness

c)

Response

d)

Recovery

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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

14.

What is three strategies in disaster management?

a)

Hazard management

b)

Vulnerability management

c)

Exposure management

d)

Assets management

15.

Name the cyclone that hit West Bengal in May 2020

a)

Amphan

b)

T-Sunami

c)

Vayu

d)

Fani

16.

The worst industrial disaster took place in:

a)

Korba chimney collapse, 2009

b)

Bombay docks explosion, 1944

c)

Bhopal gas tragedy, 1984

d)

Chasnala mining disaster, 1975

17.

Tropical cyclones cannot reach winds speeds of over 220 km/h

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which one of these is not considered as a biological weapon?

a)

Plague

b)

Munitions

c)

Ricin

d)

anthrax

19.

26/11 attack happened in which hotel

a)

Regenz

b)

Lemontree

c)

Taj

d)

Hyatt

20.

What is the full form of W.H.O

a)

Novel Corona Virus

b)

World health organization

c)

World heavyweight organization

d)

World home order