QB-Disaster Management
QB-Disaster Management
QB-Disaster Management
3. A _ is the form of rapid mass movement of earthy matters. (Answer : C)
a) a. Solification b) b. Creep c) c. debris flow d)d. Lahars
4. A fractal system is one that involves which of the following? (Answer : B)
a) b. similarity in form at a wide range of scales b) c. completely unrelated processes that interact to
produce an event c) d. closely related processes that interact to produce a larger event d)
7. A stream with too much bed load will usually have what type of channel pattern? (Answer : C)
a) straight b) meandering c) braided d)dendritic
8. According to U. N. O. there were about ______ disasters per year between 1992 - 2000 in the world?
(Answer : C)
a) a. 100 b) b. 300 c) c. 500 d)d. 800
9. According to World Disasters Report of 2010, during 2000-09, 85% of affected people belonged to the?
(Answer : A)
a) a. Asia Pacific Region b) b. African region c) c. Japan region d)d. Australian region
10. An active volcano Mauna Loa is located in: (Answer : A)
a) a. Hawaii, USA b) b. Brazil c) c. Japan d)d. None of the above
11. An effect that natural disasters can have on people affected by the event is an increased rate of
(Answer : C)
a) homicide b) immigration c) population growth d)all of these
14. An extreme natural phenomenon capable of causing disaster leading to loss of lives or damage to
property is known as- (Answer : A)
a) (a) Natural hazard b) (b) Hazard calculation c) (c) Desertification d)(d) None of the above
15. An important water contaminant is: (Answer : B)
a) (a) Heavy metals b) (b) Nitrogen oxides c) (c) Carbon monoxide d)(d) NO2 and SO2
16. Approximate range of earthquakes that occur each year is (Answer : B)
a) hundreds b) thousands c) millions d)billions
17. Approximately --------- % of earth’s surface is covered with water. (Answer : D)
a) a) 80 b) b) 60 c) c) 55 d)70
18. Area of Indian coastline which is vulnerable to storm surges, cyclones and tsunamis is? (Answer : A)
a) a. 5700 Km b) b. 3700km c) c. 2700km d)d. 4700km
19. Areas of cities that are subjected to significant natural hazards should be used for which of the
following? (Answer : C)
a) a. office buildings because they can withstand the effects of the hazard b) b. inexpensive single-
family houses c) c. parks and golf courses d)d. shopping malls
20. As the discharge in a stream increases, load usually (Answer : A)
a) a. increases b) c. stays the same c) b. decreases d)d. none of the above
21. Catastrophic natural disaster losses in developed countries involve which of the following? (Answer : B)
a) a. large numbers of deaths b) b. large financial costs to individuals and companies c) c.
primarily losses borne by insurance companies d)d. large numbers of deaths and large financial costs
22. Channelization of streams is designed to reduce flooding by ___________. (Answer : A)
a) a) Speeding the passage of floodwaters b) b) Reducing bank erosion c) c) Slowing down river
velocity so as to reduce damage d)d) Increase the meandering of streams
23. Disaster at Chernobyl (USSR), Three Mile Island (USA), and Fukusima (JAPAN) are all related to: (Answer
: C)
a) (a) Disaster caused by earthquake b) (b) Disaster caused by Tsunami c) (c) Nuclear disaster
d)(d) Epidemic disaster
25. Disasters can be categorized into various types on the basis of? (Answer : D)
a) a. Its speed b) b. Its previous history c) c. Loss of property they result d)d. Loss of human
life they result
27. Drought is often identified by sunny days and hot weather. (Answer : B)
a) a) Meteorological drought b) b) Hydrological drought c) c) Agricultural drought d)d) Socio-
economic drought
28. Drought unequal distribution of food increased population and flooding are causes of (Answer : D)
a) a) Typhoid b) b) dengue fever c) c) malaria d)d) famine
29. Equator is a region of ------- pressure while poles are regions of ------- pressure (Answer : B)
a) a) High, low b) b) Low, high c) c) Low, low d)d) High, high
34. From the following, which one is the natural hazard? (Answer : D)
a) A) Earthquake b) B) Cyclone c) C) Landslide d)D) All the above
35. From where earth quake waves are generated? (Answer : A)
a) Focus b) Epicenter c) Solid inner Core d)None of these
36. Geologists consider the Earth to be 4.6 billion years old. If you counted to 4.6 billion by counting one
number every second how long would it take? (Answer : B)
a) 32 years B b) 146 years C c) 14,600 years D d)1000 years
37. Hazards and Disasters are mainly classified as (Answer : B)
a) Physical and chemical b) Natural and Human induced c) Physical and Human d)Social and
cultural
38. High vulnerability and high hazard are associated with (Answer : C)
a) Low disaster risk b) medium disaster risk c) high disaster risk d)None of the above
39. How many types of Hazards are there- (Answer : B)
a) a) 1 b) b) 2 c) c) 4 d)d) 5
40. Human induced hazards can be classified into – (Answer : C)
a) a) 2 b) b) 3 c) c) 5 d)d) 4
43. If a dam is removed, then upstream from the former dam the river responds by (Answer : A)
a) downcutting (lowering its bed) b b) raising its bed c) avulsion d)becoming a braided stream
44. If the deficiency of a particular year’s rainfall exceeds 25% of normal it is termed as (Answer : A)
a) a) Onset Of Drought b) b) Moderate Drought c) c) Severe Drought d)c) none of the above.
45. If the deficiency of a particular year’s rainfall more than 50 % of normal it is termed as (Answer : C)
a) a) Onset Of Drought b) b) Moderate Drought c) c) Severe Drought d)c) none of the above.
46. If the seafloor is suddenly displaced upward, then what happens to the sea surface? (Answer : C)
a) a. It will subside b) b. It will remain unchanged c) c. It will momentarily rise d)d. Nothing will
happen
47. In which date tsunami occurred in Indoneshia – (Answer : C)
a) a) 24 April b) b) 26 March c) c) 26 Dec d)d) 27 Dec
48. In which earthquake, the stones on the roads of Shillong as said to have “vibrated like peas on a drum”?
(Answer : C)
a) (a) Cachar Earthquake b) (b) Latur Earthquke c) (c) Great Earthquake of Assam d)(d) Bhuj
Earthquake
49. In which year the violent explosion of the famous Volcano, Krakatoa in Indonesia, produced Tsunamis
measuring 40 feet? (Answer : C)
a) a. 1881 b) b. 1882 c) c. 1883 d)d. 1884
51. Industrial hazards comes under the category of: (Answer : B)
a) (a) Natural hazards b) (b) Human induced hazards c) (c) Meteorological hazard d)(d) Wild fire
hazard
52. is a downward movement of wet soil along the slopes under the influence of gravity. (Answer : D)
a) a. Creep b) b. Lahars c) c. Debris flow d)d. Solification
53. is ash from a volcanic mixer with water to form a thick river of mud. (Answer : A)
a) a. Lahars b) b. Solification c) c. Debris flow d)d. Creep
54. is extremely slow downward movement of dry surfacial matters. (Answer : B)
a) a. Lahars b) b. Creep c) c. Solification d)d. Debris flow
55. Major tsunamis are generated by earthquakes along (Answer : B)
a) a. Divergent margins b) b. Convergent margins c) c. Transform margin d)d. None of the
above
56. Major tsunamis are produced by earthquakes with hypocenters less than (Answer : D)
a) a. 5 km b) b.10 km c) c.20 km d)d.30 km
57. Mention the major type of Tropical cyclone - (Answer : C)
a) a) Hurricans b) b) Typhoons c) c) Tornadoes d)d) All of these
59. Most major tsunamis are produced by earthquakes with magnitudes greater than (Answer : B)
a) a) 6 b) b) 7 c) c) 8 d)d) 9
60. Most natural disasters are which of the following? (Answer : B)
a) b. rarely if ever cyclic because there are too many overlapping effects b) c. completely random in
that they involve processes that we cannot hope to understand c) d. interactions between two closely related events
d)
61. Most of the damage done by floods in the U.S. occurs (Answer : A)
a) a. on floodplains b) b. in small tributaries c) c. in delta regions d)d. on uplands along major
rivers
62. Mount Kilimanjaro is the best example of: (Answer : B)
a) a) Active volcano b) b) Dormant volcano c) c) Extinct volcano d)d) None of them
63. Movement of earthquake waves through the ground can produce (Answer : C)
a) a. Solification b) b. Creep c) c. Liquefaction d)d. Lahars
64. Movement of heavy vehicles on the unstable sloppy region creates (Answer : D)
a) a. Earth quake b) b. flood c) c. volcano d)d. landslide.
66. Natural disasters generally involve which of the following? (Answer : B)
a) b. events that involve overlapping natural causes b) c. events wholly caused by the activities of
man c) d. events that are unaffected by the activities of man d)
68. Of the following, which is a natural hazard? (Answer : D)
a) a. Earthquake b) b. Cyclone c) c. Landslide d)d. All the above
69. Of the total water percentage in earth ------- % is a fresh water level that we can use (Answer : A)
a) a) 2.5 b) b) 1 c) c) 5 d)d) 10
70. One of the main reasons for farmers commit suicide in India is (Answer : A)
a) A. Crop failure b) B. Earthquake c) C. Tsunami d)D. All of the above
73. People live in dangerous areas for what reasons? (Answer : D)
a) a. because of cheap land b) b. because the land is fertile c) c. for proximity to recreational
opportunities d)d. for all of these reasons
74. Percentage of earth surface which is covered by oceans and seas is (Answer : B)
a) a) 50% b) b) 65% c) c) 85 % d)d) 97 %
75. Percentage of Indian total area prone to cyclone is (Answer : B)
a) a) 6% b) b) 8% c) c)10% d)d) 12%
77. Poorly built buildings may collapse at a scale of (Answer : B)
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d)8
78. Process of photosynthesis converts solar energy into the (Answer : B)
a) hydro energyb b) chemical energy c) mechanical energy d d)tidal energy
79. Raima and Sarma are the tributaries of: (Answer : B)
a) a) Muhuri b) b) Gomati c) c) Khowai d)d) Haora
80. Sahel region of West Africa known for (Answer : D)
a) A. Recurring drought b) B. Food crisis c) C. Famine d)D. All of the above
82. Tenorist attack known as 9/11 took place in (Answer : B)
a) (a) India b) (b) USA c) (c) UK d)(d) None of the above.
83. Tertiary consumers that are fed on primary carnivores are also known as (Answer : B)
a) A.primary carnivores b) b.tertiary carnivores c) c.secondary carnivores d)d.secondary
herbivores
84. The 1960 Chile earthquake (MW 9.5) II Iignificant because (Answer : B)
a) Charles Darwin observed it and wrote about it. B b) It is the largest earthquake ever measured. c
c) Maximum people died d d)all the above
85. The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 in Ukraine was a case of (Answer : C)
a) Epidemic disaster b) Toxic gas disaster c) Nuclear disaster d)None of the above
86. The common factors of wildfire hazards are: (Answer : D)
a) A. Lightening b) B. Volcanic eruption c) C. El-nino d)D. All of the above
87. The cycle of disaster consists of the following components (Answer : A)
a) A. Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery b) B. Preparedness, vulnerability assessment, risk
assessment, recovery c) C. Mitigation, Risk assessment, Response and Recovery d)D. None of the above
88. The cyclone “SIDR” hit Bangladesh in? (Answer : B)
a) a. 2009 b) b. 2007 c) c. 2008 d)d. 2006
89. The direction of air flow is also affected by Earth’s rotation. It is called (Answer : A)
a) Coriolis Effect b) Elnino Effect c) La Nina Effect d)Greenhouse Effect
90. The disease that swept a large part of Asia, Europe and Africa in the 14 century is: (Answer : A)
a) (a) Plague b) (b) Small pox c) (c) Tuberculosis d)(d) Influenza
92. The flooding of New Orleans in 2004 was caused by (Answer : C)
a) an earthquake b) a tsunami c) a hurricane d)a tornado
93. The highest volcanic mountain in the world is (Answer : B)
a) A. Mauna Lao b) B. Cotopaxi c) C. Vesuvius d)D. None of the above
95. The largest floods in prehistoric times were probably the result of (Answer : C)
a) a. very heavy rainfall b) b. hurricanes c) c. ice dam failures d)d. meteorite impacts
98. The lowest level to which a stream may erode is called (Answer : A)
a) base level b b) gradient c) velocity d d)discharge
99. The monsoon has well developed cycle in (Answer : A)
a) south and south east asia b) North Australia c) Africa d)East united state
100. The most calm part of the tropical cyclone is (Answer : B)
a) A. Limb b) B. Eye c) C. Periphery d)D. None of the above
101. The most catastrophic weather or climate related disasters in terms of lives lost are (Answer : A)
a) a)droughts b) b)severe stroms c) c)floods d)d)tornodus
102. The most essential item that the disaster stricken populations must be provided with is (Answer : B)
a) Shelter material b) Drinking water c) Fuel d)All of the above
103. The mount Vesuvius is the example of a/an (Answer : B)
a) A. Active volcano b) B. Dormant volcano c) C. Extinct volcano d)D. None of the above
104. The movement of earthy materials from higher region to lower region due to gravitational pull is called
(Answer : C)
a) a. Earth quake b) b. soil erosion c) c. landslide d)d. cyclone
105. The name of the largest active volcano is (Answer : A)
a) (a) Mauna Lao in Hawaii b) (b) Mount Washington in USA c) (c) Mount Fuje in Japan d)(d)
Barren Island in India
106. The North-East India is seismically one of the six most active regions of the world along with the other
five zones of (Answer : A)
a) a. Mexico, Taiwan, California, Japan and Turkey b) b. Taiwan, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and
Syria c) c. Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea and North Korea d)d. Turkey, Japan, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
107. The number of tsunami waves generated by one earthquake is generally: (Answer : B)
a) a. one b) b. 10 or 12 c) c. about 50 d)d. about 100-120
108. The paper ball kept near the mouth of a plastic bottle will be pushed out because (Answer : B)
a) a. the air pressure inside the bottle is same as that at the mouth b) b. the air pressure inside the
bottle is more than that at the mouth c) c. the air pressure inside the bottle is less than that at the mouth d)d. the
pressure inside and outside the bottle same.
109. The phrase WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION entered widespread usage in? (Answer : A)
a) a. 2003 b) b. 2001 c) c. 2002 d)d. 2004
110. The process of identifying the probability of occurrence of a natural hazard of a given intensity at a
specific location based on an analysis of natural processes and site conditions is termed as- (Answer : B)
a) (a) Disaster calculation b) (b) Hazard Assessment c) (c) Hazard calculation d)(d) None of the
above
114. The term ‘disaster’ is derived from which of the following language? (Answer : C)
a) a. Greek b) b. Latin c) c. French d)d. Arabic
115. The term "Cyclone " is derived from? (Answer : A)
a) a. Greek Word b) b. French Word c) c. Latin Word d)d. Chinese Word
116. The term “Disaster” is derived from which of the language (Answer : D)
a) (a) French b) (b) Arabic c) (c) Latin d)(d) Greek
120. The terrorist attack in Mumbai took place on (Answer : D)
a) A.2005 b) B.2006 c) C.2007 d)D. 2008
121. The theory of plate tectonics states that rigid "plat“s" are”driven by forces within the Earth and interact
by (Answer : D)
a) colliding with each other B b) pulling apart from each other C c) sliding past each other D
d)answers A, B, and C
122. The tsunami that killed over 250,000 people in south and southeast Asia in 2004 was caused by
(Answer : B)
a) a. a volcanic explosion b) b. an earthquake c) c. a hurricane d)d. a tropical storm
123. The twin tower of world trade centre in USA was destroyed by terror attack in the year (Answer : B)
a) A. 2000 b) B. 2001 c) C. 2008 d)D. None of the above
124. The two atom bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagashaki in Japan by USA during (Answer : B)
a) A. World war I b) B. World war II c) C. Gulf war I d)D. Gulf war II
125. The type and degree of flooding is influenced by many factors, such as (Answer : D)
a) (a) Climatological b) (b) Hydrological and environmental conditions c) (c) Local geomorphology
of the flood plain d)(d) All of the above
126. The type of energy that shakes the Earth during an earthquake is produced by (Answer : C)
a) gravitational attraction B b) density variations C c) shock waves D d)heat
127. The typical examples of man-made disasters are (Answer : D)
a) Chemical explosion b) Leakage of toxic waste c) War and civil strife d)All of the above
131. The word has been derived from Arabic word “Mausam” which means season. The word is (Answer : B)
a) Bearish b) Monsoon c) ElNino d)Typhoon
133. The word Tsunami has been derived from (Answer : C)
a) A. French word b) B. Latin word c) C. Japanese word d)D. Greek word
134. There has been little rain for months (Answer : A)
a) a)drought b) b) cyclone c) c) earthquake d)d) landslide
135. To prevent landslide, improving the cultivation in the sloppy region, the roots of which Provide effect.
(Answer : C)
a) a. Erosion b) b. coherent c) c. cohesion d)d. flood.
136. Tremors that have occurred in Earths crust are known as (Answer : A)
a) A. Earthquakes b) B. Volcanic eruptions c) C. Bed eruptions d)D. Volcano-Earth Quake
140. U.N. Disaster Management Team UNDMT is responsible for solving problems resulting from disasters
in? (Answer : D)
a) a. India b) b. Iran c) c. Bangladesh d)d. All countries the world
143. Urbanization usually results in an increase in flood frequency because _ (Answer : B)
a) a. less water is able to runoff in streams b) b. less water is able to infiltrate into the ground, so
instead is discharged rapidly into streams c) c. more water is used by humans and then discharged to streams d)d.
rainfall is greater in urban areas than in rural areas
144. Usually the largest floods in a stream occur _ (Answer : B)
a) very frequently, several times in one year b b) frequently, every few years c) rarely, about
every ten years d d)rarely, or once every few 100 years
145. Vibrations radiate from focus in all direction as (Answer : C)
a) Longitudinal waves B b) Transverse waves C c) Seismic waves D d)Typanic waves
146. Warm air -------------- is than cold air (Answer : A)
a) Heavier b) lighter c) no difference in weight d)very much lighter