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Disaster Management- Unit-1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any occurrence that can cause damage, ecological disruption, loss of life extensively is called as a

a)

Catastrophe

b)

Hazard

c)

Disaster

d)

Accident

2.

...................... .is not a manmade disaster


a)
Wildfire
b)
Tornado
c)
Flood
d)
Earthquake
3.


Which of the following is a natural Disaster?

a)

Technological disaster

b)

Meteorological disaster

c)

Industrial disaster

d)

Security related disaster

4.

A perceived event that threatens life and property causing economic disruption and environmental degradation is called .............................

a)

Hazard

b)

Accident

c)
disaster
d)

Mitigation

5.

........................... is a manmade hazard

a)
Organic farming
b)
Wildlife conservation
c)
Natural disaster
d)
Industrial pollution
6.

................is a term used to define situation of people, infrastructure, housing and other assets located in areas prone to hazards

a)
stability
b)
vulnerability
c)
security
d)
resilience
7.

.............................. is a measure of expected losses due to a hazard occurring in a given area over a specific time period

a)
Risk
b)
Opportunity
c)
Chance
d)
Reward
8.

Risk do not depend on ........................

a)

Nature of Hazard

b)

people in a community

c)

vulnerability

d)

Economic value

9.

The process of analysing the Hazard , vulnerability, and capacity through scientific method

a)

Risk Mapping

b)

Risk acceptance

c)

Risk avoidance

d)

Risk Reduction

10.

.................... refers to the strength, attributes and resources available within a community to manage and reduce disaster risk and strengthen resilience

a)
Individual fragility
b)
Government dependence
c)
External vulnerability
d)

Capacity

11.

A comprehensive approach for preventing, preparing, responding to, aiding in emergency services & management is called .......................

a)

prevention

b)

Disaster management

c)

Mitigation

d)

preparedness

12.

Measures taken to reduce the effect of the hazard and the vulnerable conditions in order to reduce the scale of a future disaster

a)

mitigation

b)

preparedness

c)
Disaster risk reduction
d)
Emergency response
13.

A socio economical technical system designed to generate and circulate meaningful warning information in a timely manner to make a proactive response

a)

Disaster preparedness

b)

Early warning system

c)

Emergency response

d)

Disaster resilience

14.

Process for determining the nature and extent of the loss of a community resulting from a natural, accidental or human caused danger

a)

Resilience

b)

Damage mapping

c)

Damage assessment

d)

Disaster response

15.

........................... is not a phase of disaster management cycle

a)
Prevention
b)
Preparedness
c)
Response
d)

Financial management

16.

From the photograph identify the disaster

a)

Volcano

b)

Cyclone

c)

Earthquake

d)

Tsunami

17.
a)

Flood

b)

Earthquake

c)

Tsunami

d)

Landslide

18.

Identify the Disaster

a)

Volcano

b)
Earthquake
c)
Tornado
d)

Forest fire

19.

....................... is an example of a nuclear disaster

a)

Deforestation

b)

Bhopal Disaster

c)

Chernobyl Disaster

d)

Minamata disaster

20.

.............................. is formed when climate change contributes to intensification of heat in urban areas

a)
Rural cold valley
b)
Suburban heat oasis
c)
City frost peninsula
d)
Urban heat island