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WorksheetsDisaster Readiness and Risk Reduction Evaluation Examination
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Statement A: A disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic, or environmental losses and impacts that exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to scope using its resources.
Statement B: Disaster may also be viewed as the struggles and challenges they face in getting their lives back to normal.
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Statement A is true; Statement B is false
Statement A is false; Statement B is true
Statement A: Natural Events are associated with large-scale destructive events such as typhoons, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.
Statement B: A disaster is a sudden, calamitous event, usually catching residents unprepared.
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Statement A is true; Statement B is false
Statement A is false; Statement B is true
Statement A: The risk associated with disasters cannot be estimated and expressed either quantitatively or in relative forms.
Statement B: When more people encroach on hazardous areas and urban centers continue to grow along the path of hazard events, the magnitude of the disaster is expected to decrease.
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Statement A is true; Statement B is false
Statement A is false; Statement B is true
Statement A: Disaster risk is expressed as a function of hazard, exposure, and vulnerability.
Statement B: If there is a hazard, then the risk is null.
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Statement A is true; Statement B is false
Statement A is false; Statement B is true
Statement A: Disasters know no political boundaries.
Statement B: Experienced disaster organizations often fail to see their proper roles.
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Statement A is true; Statement B is false
Statement A is false; Statement B is true
Statement A: Elements at risk are people, properties, economic activities, and public services only who are potentially threatened by harmful events.
Statement B: To reduce risk, much of the focus is on reducing vulnerability.
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Statement A is true; Statement B is false
Statement A is false; Statement B is true
Statement A: Lack of awareness about the range of consequences of a hazard event can reduce its risks.
Statement B: People are the only ones who can be affected.
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Statement A is true; Statement B is false
Statement A is false; Statement B is true
Statement A: Men are more vulnerable in risk than women.
Statement B: The most vulnerable elements are people with disabilities.
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Statement A is true; Statement B is false
Statement A is false; Statement B is true
Statement A: The foundation Community-Based DRRM is disaster risk reduction.
Statement B: The CBDRRM plan include an understanding of the real-life situation of the community.
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Statement A is true; Statement B is false
Statement A is false; Statement B is true
Statement A: R.A. 10121 was signed on May 27, 2010, by former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Statement B: R.A. 10121 is an act that aims to strengthen the Philippines’ DRRM system and provide for a national framework.
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Statement A is true; Statement B is false
Statement A is false; Statement B is true
The following are among types of geologic hazard, except:
Wave action
Earthquakes
Subsidence
Volcanic Eruption
The following are among types of man-made hazard, except:
Transport Accidents
WMD
Epidemic in Humans
Nuclear Accidents
The following are among types of hydrologic hazard, except:
Floods
Typhoons
Wave Action
Drought
The following are among types of biologic hazard, except:
Epidemic in Humans
Locusts
Rapid Sediments Movement
Epidemic in Plants
The following are among types of atmospheric hazard, except:
Thunderstorms
Rapid Glacier Advance
Tornadoes
Hail
A super typhoon with storm surge affecting Leyte.
Disaster
Hazard
Natural Event
An earthquake in Davao Del Sur.
Disaster
Hazard
Natural Event
A typhoon passing over a remote and unpopulated area.
Disaster
Hazard
Natural Event
A drought in Australia’s Outback.
Disaster
Hazard
Natural Event
A flood in a rural area which floods the roads but does not affect any houses or people.
Disaster
Hazard
Natural Event
