Disasters

Q.

Differentiate between natural disasters and manmade disasters.

Q. Which of the following are the natural factor(s) that cause landslides?

1. Sea wave erosion
2. Quarrying
3. Deforestation
4. Earthquakes

Q. a small quiz on natural disasters, man-made disasters, disaster management

Q. What is meant by disaster?

1. Sudden calamitous event
2. Creation of high pressure and low pressure
3. Loss of life and property
4. Causes rainfall and snowfall

Q. S1: The Chernobyl disaster occurred due to violations of safety measures by the technicians.

S2: The nuclear bombing over Hiroshima and Nagasaki was intentional.

Select appropriate option from the following:

1. S1: True; S2: True
2. S1: True; S2: False
3. S1: False; S2: True
4. S1: False; S2: False

Q. Consider the following statement and choose and correct answer: An event is considered a disaster only if it causes harm to ____.

1. Humans
2. Property
3. Natural resources
4. All of the above

Q. X says that she visited Hiroshima during summer vacation and the radiation from atomic bombs have affected her. Is X saying the truth?

1. Hiroshima as a place does not exist.
2. X is saying the truth as the radiations are still felt.
3. X is lying, the bombing occured 75 years ago, nothing lives for this long.
4. X is lying as nobody can visit Hiroshima.

Q. The city known as city of palaces is _____.

1. Mysuru
2. Hubballi
3. Bengaluru
4. Vijayapura

Q. Which among the following is/are considered to be the exclusive cause(s) of coastal erosion in India?

1. Monsoon winds
2. Tropical winds
3. Sea waves
4. Ocean currents

Q. Disasters are either caused by natural means or by man-made means. Floods are an example of ___ disaster and Road accident of ___ disaster.

1. Natural, Natural
2. Man-made, Natural
3. Man-made, Man-made
4. Natural, Man-made

Q. Match the following to its correct options.

1. Natural Disaster
2. Man-Made Disaster
3. Human Error
4. Nuclear Bombs

Q. What is a disaster? What are the types of disasters?

Q.

A place, where people carry out activities and live, is called _________.

1. Settlement
2. Density
3. Arability
4. Availability

Q. Read the sentences below and identify the disaster.

1. The disaster took place in the Indian subcontinent.
2. The disaster took place at an important building.
3. The immediate reason for the disaster was a technical fault.
4. The disaster killed 90 people.

1. The colapse of Ulta Pool bridge
2. The AMRI hospital fire
3. The Bhopal Gas tragedy
4. The Chernobyl disaster

Q. Which of the following technique is employed while transforming hillsides into terraces inorder to reduce the risk of landslides?

1. Slope reduction
2. Soil enhancement
3. Deforestation
4. Slope improvement

Q. The immediate impact of the atomisation on Hiroshima.

Q. What are the natural disasters? Write their names.

Q.

what is the meaning of holocaust?(in 20-50 words)