DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. 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

2. International Tsunami information Centre is located in.

a) Honolulu
b) Goa
c) Jakarta
d) Puducherry

3. The Disaster Management Act was made in.

a) 2006
b) 2003
c) 2005
d) 2002

4. The Richter scale expresses an earthquake’s________.

a) Magnitude
b) Location
c) Duration
d) Depth

5. Which of the following groups of people is more vulnerable in the event of

disaster?
a) Men, boys, old people
b) Men, women, boys
c) Women, children, old people
d) None of the above

6. Which is known as seismic wave?

a) Tsunami
b) Hurricane
c) El Nino
d) Typhoon
7. In northern hemisphere, the wind of the tropical cyclone blows in
a) Anticlockwise direction
b) Clockwise direction
c) Straight
d) None of the above

8. In India Tsunami Warning centre is located at

a) Kolkata
b) Hyderabad
c) Ahmadabad
d) None of the above

9. An example of Civil war is.

a) Kargil war
b) World war I
c) Syrian war
d) None of the above

10. The common factors of wildfire hazards are:

a) Lightening
b) Volcanic eruption
c) El-Nino
d) All the above

11. The terrorist attack in Mumbai took place on

a) 2005
b) 2006
c) 2007
d) 2008
12. The State Disaster Management Authority is headed by.
a) Governor
b) Chief Minister
c) Chief Secretary of the State
d) None of the above

13. The cycle of disaster consists of the following components.

a) Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery
b) Preparedness, vulnerability assessment, risk assessment, recovery
c) Mitigation, Risk assessment, Response and Recovery
d) None of the above

14. Which one of the following ministries is the Nodal Ministry at the centre for
coordinating disaster management activities for all-natural disaster except
drought?
a) Ministry of Agriculture
b) Ministry of Home Affairs
c) Ministry of Civil Aviation
d) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

15. Disaster management plan was launched by Ministry of Home Affair in

a) 2005
b) 2011
c) 2016
d) 2020

16. Which of the following is NOT a phase of Emergency Management?

a) Resource
b) Mitigation
c) Response
d) Recovery
17. Preparedness are the measures taken before a disaster event that is aimed to
minimize:
a) Loss of Life
b) Disruption of critical services
c) Damage when the disaster occurs.
d) All the above

18. The worst natural hazards in the tropical regions are:

a) Tropical cyclones
b) Tsunami
c) Floods
d) Earthquake

19. Which of the following natural phenomena cannot be predicted accurately?

a) Lightning
b) Thunderstorm
c) Earthquakes
d) Cyclones

20. Which of the following is an anthropogenic disaster?

a) Tornado
b) Drought
c) Blizzard
d) Stampede

21. The Bhopal gas tragedy is an example of ________.

a) Biological disaster
b) Physical disaster
c) Technological disaster
d) Chemical disaster

22. Which is most harmful for life on globe?

a) Deforestation
b) Soil erosion
c) Global warming
d) Nuclear Fallout

23. Which of the following is NOT a hazard that is both natural and man-made?
a) Wars
b) Earthquake
c) Forest-fire
d) Landslide

24. Causes/Reasons of Man-Made disasters

a) Ignorance
b) Unawareness
c) Illiteracy
d) All of them

25. What does the word ‘resilience’ mean in the context of disaster management?
a) Potential loss in terms of living environment
b) The conditions of a person which expose him to the possibility of being
harmed.
c) The ability of a community to resist the effects of disaster.
d) A situation which has the potential to cause harm.

26. In which year did a thousand people die in the earthquake that struck Bhuj
(Gujarat)?
a) 2000
b) 2001
c) 2002
d) 2004

27. In September 2018, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of

UNESCO organised a two- day tsunami mock exercise (drill) for India and 23
other Indian Ocean Nations to enhance tsunami preparedness at community
level. What as the name of the exercise?
 a) Wave Front 2018
b) INDRA 2018
c) IOWave 18
d) Abhyaas 2018

28. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the wind blows at
which speed called a storm as 'Super cyclone"?
a) Above 200 km
b) Above 110 km
c) Above 220 km
d) None of the above

29. International Day of Natural Disaster Reduction is celebrated on……….

a) June 15
b) March 5
c) October 13
d) September 13

30. How many stages are there in the process of disaster management?
a) 7
b) 4
c) 8
d) 5

31. Natural Disasters classified into ______

(a) Water Related (b) Wind Related (c) Earth Related (d)All the Above

32. Who is the Head of Civil Defense Organization in a District

(a) SP Police (b) Local MP (c) Local MLA (d)District Magistrate

33. Fire will not burn in the absence of _________

(a)Kerosene (b) Carbon Dioxide (c) Oxygen (d) Petrol
34. The Best protection from the air Attack is ensured when you stay in ________
(a)Bunker (b) Open Trenches (c) Open Ground (d)Lying Down

35. Giant water waves caused by an undersea earthquake are called ________
(a)Floods (b) Cyclones (c) Tides (d) Tsunamis

36. Nuclear Radiation can be controlled by the ______curtain between the fire and
the objects
(a)Water (b) Sand (c) Wooden (d) Iron

37. An uncontrollable crowd is known as _______

(a)Crowd (b) Mob (c) Group (d) Rally

38._____Type and Dry Chemical Powder extinguishers are used where blanketing
the fire to isolate it
from oxygen is required
(a)Soda Acid (b Conical (c) Foam (d)CTC Carbon Dioxide

39.______is the best form of Defense

(a) To Run Away (b) To Attack (c) To Plead (d) None of the above

40. Global Warming can be classified as _______Disaster

(a) Man Made (b) Natural (c) Earth Related (d)Accidents

41. Land Slides generally occurs as secondary effects of _______

(a)Rain Strom (b) Earth Quakes (c) Volcanic Eruption (d) All the Above

42. During Relief work to remove debris that may damage entry and exit for
emergency services ,Publichealth and safety is
(a) Priority 1 (b) priority 2 (c) priority 3 (d) priority 4
43. The nodal agency for flood forecasting in India is _________
(a) National Disaster Management Authority (b) National Disaster Relief Authority
(c) Central Warning Commission (d)Central Water Commission

44. The full form of abbreviation NGO is _____NGO

(a) National Government Office (b) Non Government Organization
(c) Natural Global Operation (d) Natural Guided Orientation

45. Cyclone and Tornado are the examples of what type of Natural Disasters
(a) Water Related (b) Earth related (c) Wind Related (d) None of these

46. Which of these means ‘Choking’ or restricting the supply of Oxygen to the
burning material
(a) Cooling (b) Starvation (c) Smothering (d)None of the Above

47. Which of the following is an air raid message?

(a)Preliminary Caution (b) Action Warning (c) Raider Passed (d)All the Above .

48. Name the Cyclone that hit he Andhra Pradesh Eastern Coast in November
12____
(a)Katrina (b) Helen (c) Lehar (d)Tina

49. Which of the following is not part of Fire Fighting Party Equipment?
(a)Fire Hooks (b) Fire Buckets (c) Fire Crackers (d) Fire Beaters

50. Which of the following is not NCC activity during Natural Calamity?
(a)Assist Law and Order Situation (b) Providing First Aid
(c) Distribution of Food and Clothing (d) Helping Disaster Management Team’s
51. Civil Defense measures mainly consists of Preventive control and
______measures
(a) Warming (b) Restorative (c)Publicizing (d) All the Above

52. Tsunami is a Japanese word, meaning _________

(a) Floods (b) Cyclones (c) Tides (d) Harbor Waves

53.________Scale is used to classify and measure Earthquakes

(a)Richter (b) Seismic (c) Geographic (d)None of the Above

54. The single most important criterion while setting up a relief camp is the
availability of______
(a)Soil Cover (b) Accessibility (c)Land Rights (d) Water

55. There are _______types of Natural Disasters

(a)Three (b) Four (c) Five (d) Many

56. The Defense of the citizen by the citizen is known as ________

(a) Self Defense (b) Civil Defense (c) Public Defense (d) Disaster Management

57. Temporary reduction in water availability much below the normal is called
_______
(a) Plague (b) Draught (c) Summer (d) Dry Areas

58. A Reservoir of Molten Rock deep in the earth’s crust is called ______.
(a) Volcano (b) Magma (c)Fly Ash (d) None of the above

59. During a flood warning all electrical appliances must be ________

(a) Switched Off (b) Switched On (c) Both (d) None of the above

60. Transfer of heat through the intermediary material is called_______

(a) Radiation (b) Conduction (c) Convection (d) Direct Burning

61.________is a method suitable for rescue when only one rescuer is available
(a) Human Crutch (b) Pick-a-back (c) Rescue Crawl (d) All the above

62. DDMA refers to________________

(a) Delhi Disaster Management act (b) District Disaster Management Act
(c) District Disaster Management Authority (d) Delhi Disaster Management
authority

63. SDMA is headed by________________

(a) Chief Minister (b) Prime minister (c) President (d) Deputy Commissioner of
district

64. Transfer of heat by the intermediary material is called ____________

(a) Conduction (b) Radiation (c) Convection (d) Flashover

65. Cyclone is a
a) Manmade disaster (b) Wind related disaster (c) Natural Disaster (d) Both b & c

66. Head quarter service works under ______________

a) Civil Defense (b) Army (c) Navy (d) Air force

67. Name the Nodal agency for flood forecasting in India___________

a) Central Air Commission (b) CBI (c) Central Water Commission (d) Army

68. In India when was Disaster Management act made__________

a) 2007 (b) 2007 (c) 2008 (d) 2005

69. What kind of extinguishers are required where blanketing the fire to isolate it from
oxygen (Air)
a) CTC Carbon dioxide and dry chemical (b) Foam (c) Water (d) Sand

70. Ambulance service is comes under__________

a) Normal Service (b) Essential Service (c) Un Important Service (d) None of the
above