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Disaster Management Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community is called:

a)

Hazard

b)

Disaster

c)

Risk

d)

Vulnerability

2.

The condition determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors which increase susceptibility to hazards is:

a)

Resilience

b)

Vulnerability

c)

Hazard

d)

Risk

3.

The probability of harmful consequences resulting from interactions between hazards and vulnerable conditions is known as:

a)

Hazard

b)

Disaster

c)

Risk

d)

Resilience

4.

The ability of a community to resist, absorb, and recover from hazards quickly is:

a)

Resilience

b)

Vulnerability

c)

Hazard

d)

Risk

5.

A phenomenon, substance, human activity, or condition that may cause loss of life, injury, or other health impacts is called:

a)

Risk

b)

Hazard

c)

Vulnerability

d)

Resilience

6.

Which of the following is not a component of risk?

a)

Hazard

b)

Exposure

c)

Vulnerability

d)

Resilience

7.

The intersection of hazard and vulnerability results in:

a)

Risk

b)

Disaster

c)

Resilience

d)

Mitigation

8.

Which term refers to reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts?

a)

Prevention

b)

Mitigation

c)

Preparedness

d)

Resilience

9.

Which of the following is a coping capacity rather than a vulnerability factor?

a)

Weak infrastructure

b)

Poverty

c)

Strong community networks

d)

Political instability

10.

Which UN office coordinates international disaster risk reduction efforts?

a)

UNDP

b)

UNEP

c)

UNDRR (formerly UNISDR)

d)

WHO

11.

An earthquake is measured using which instrument?

a)

Barometer

b)

Seismograph

c)

Richter scale

d)

Thermometer

12.

Landslides are most commonly triggered by:

a)

Droughts

b)

Heavy rainfall and earthquakes

c)

Wildfires

d)

Industrial accidents

13.

Which of the following is a climate change induced disaster?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Tsunami

c)

Sea-level rise

d)

Landslide

14.

Industrial accidents such as Bhopal Gas Tragedy fall under:

a)

Natural disasters

b)

Technological disasters

c)

Climate disasters

d)

Biological disasters

15.

Oil spills are considered dangerous because they primarily affect:

a)

Soil quality

b)

Groundwater

c)

Marine ecosystems

d)

Human settlements only

16.

Structural collapse disasters include:

a)

Tsunami

b)

Building failures

c)

Cyclones

d)

Volcano eruptions

17.

Which of the following is not a human-induced disaster?

a)

War

b)

Terrorism

c)

Flood

d)

Industrial accident

18.

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was triggered by:

a)

Cyclone

b)

Earthquake under the sea

c)

Volcanic eruption

d)

Landslide

19.

Drought is usually classified as:

a)

Geological disaster

b)

Hydro-meteorological disaster

c)

Technological disaster

d)

Complex emergency

20.

Fire accidents in urban slums are often categorized as:

a)

Natural disaster

b)

Human-induced disaster

c)

Climate disaster

d)

None of the above

21.

The economic impact of disasters includes:

a)

Loss of employment

b)

PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)

c)

Political instability

d)

Soil erosion

22.

Spread of epidemics after a flood is a:

a)

Environmental impact

b)

Health impact

c)

Economic impact

d)

Political impact

23.

Migration due to drought is mainly a:

a)

Political impact

b)

Environmental impact

c)

Social impact

d)

Technological impact

24.

Loss of biodiversity is categorized as:

a)

Economic impact

b)

Environmental impact

c)

Political impact

d)

Social impact

25.

Corruption and weak governance after a disaster reflect:

a)

Political impact

b)

Health impact

c)

Social impact

d)

Economic impact

26.

The psychosocial impact of disasters often results in:

a)

PTSD and depression

b)

Job losses

c)

Corruption

d)

Air pollution

27.

Which of the following is a secondary disaster after an earthquake?

a)

Tremors

b)

Landslides

c)

Fault rupture

d)

Tsunami

28.

Environmental degradation is often both a cause and impact of:

a)

Human-induced disasters

b)

Only technological disasters

c)

Only earthquakes

d)

Only floods

29.

"Chain reaction" of disasters refers to:

a)

One disaster triggering another

b)

Multiple disasters at the same time

c)

Overlapping disasters in different regions

d)

Long-term economic effects

30.

Which is a long-term impact of drought?

a)

Crop failure

b)

Famine

c)

Rural-to-urban migration

d)

All of the above

31.

India is located in which seismic zone globally?

a)

Low risk zone

b)

Moderate risk zone

c)

High risk zone

d)

No risk zone

32.

Which part of India is most prone to earthquakes?

a)

Peninsular India

b)

Himalayan belt and Northeast India

c)

Rajasthan desert

d)

Coastal Tamil Nadu

33.

The 1999 super cyclone struck which Indian state?

a)

Odisha

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Gujarat

d)

Kerala

34.

Tsunami 2004 severely affected which coastal district in Tamil Nadu?

a)

Coimbatore

b)

Nagapattinam

c)

Madurai

d)

Vellore

35.

Which Indian state is highly prone to droughts?

a)

Punjab

b)

Maharashtra

c)

Kerala

d)

Assam

36.

Floods in Chennai (2015) were primarily caused by:

a)

Earthquake

b)

Urban planning failures & heavy rainfall

c)

Drought

d)

Cyclone Amphan

37.

Tamil Nadu is highly vulnerable to which type of disaster?

a)

Volcanic eruptions

b)

Cyclones

c)

Avalanches

d)

Forest fires

38.

Which river is most associated with frequent floods in North India?

a)

Ganga

b)

Kaveri

c)

Krishna

d)

Yamuna

39.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of India was established in:

a)

1999

b)

2001

c)

2005

d)

2010

40.

Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNSDMA) mainly focuses on:

a)

Cyclone and tsunami preparedness

b)

Only earthquake mitigation

c)

Only drought relief

d)

Only technological disasters

41.

COVID-19 pandemic is classified as:

a)

Natural disaster

b)

Biological disaster

c)

Technological disaster

d)

Climate change induced disaster

42.

Which of the following is a complex emergency?

a)

Earthquake in Nepal

b)

Civil war leading to famine

c)

Flood in Kerala

d)

Cyclone in Odisha

43.

Urban disasters are often intensified due to:

a)

Rural migration

b)

Unplanned settlements and poor infrastructure

c)

Climate change

d)

All of the above

44.

Global warming increases disaster risk mainly through:

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Droughts, floods, sea-level rise

c)

Volcanic eruptions

d)

Tsunamis

45.

Which SDG directly relates to reducing disaster risks?

a)

SDG 13 (Climate Action)

b)

SDG 7 (Clean Energy)

c)

SDG 5 (Gender Equality)

d)

SDG 4 (Quality Education)

46.

"Build Back Better" principle is emphasized in:

a)

Kyoto Protocol

b)

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030)

c)

Paris Agreement

d)

Montreal Protocol

47.

Which global initiative links disasters and sustainable development?

a)

UNFCCC

b)

Hyogo Framework for Action

c)

Kyoto Protocol

d)

Basel Convention

48.

Disasters can reverse development gains by:

a)

Destroying infrastructure

b)

Increasing poverty

c)

Disrupting education and health systems

d)

All of the above

49.

Integrating disaster risk reduction into development planning ensures:

a)

Sustainable development

b)

Higher vulnerability

c)

Increased risk

d)

Only economic growth

50.

Which of the following is an example of disaster-development nexus?

a)

Poor planning causing floods in cities

b)

Climate change worsening cyclones

c)

Deforestation increasing landslides

d)

All of the above

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