Disasters

Q.

What are Natural and Man-made disasters?

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. Select the examples of man-made disasters.

1. Terrorist attack
2. Typhoons
3. Riot
4. War
5. Bomb explosion
6. Vehicle accident
7. Stampede
8. Household fire

Q. What was the main reason for the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl?

1. Violation of safety protocols
2. Terrorist attack
3. Natural calamity
4. Poor infrastructure

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. Terrorist Attacks can be considered as a human induced disaster.

1. True
2. False

Q. Pop the bubbles that contain the name of natural disasters.

1. Terrorist attack
2. Tsunamis
3. War
4. Floods
5. Stampede
6. Earthquakes
7. Avalanches
8. Droughts

Q. What is meant by structural measures of disaster risk reduction?

1. Any physical construction to reduce impact
2. A plan
3. None of these
4. Any non-physical work

Q.

effect of second world war on european world ?

Q. Ais a sudden calamity that disrupts the functioning of the society and causes significant damage, loss of life, and property.

1. plague
2. disaster
3. financial crisis

Q. Match the following to its correct options.

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

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. 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. 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. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> 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.

The second World War was the most destructive war in history. Explain the statement.

Q. Match the following to its correct options.

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

Q. Terrorist Attacks can be considered as a human induced disaster.

1. True
2. False

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> 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. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following are the natural factor(s) that cause landslides?

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

Q.

Can we shift or change the direction of winds of cyclone or reduce the intensity of the cyclone?If so how?

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. Short note on the feature of coastal plains

Q. What do you understand by Disaster Management?

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. The must make provisions for temporary shelters and provide the people affected by earthquakes with financial aid.

1. United Nations
2. community
3. government

Q. Read the statements given below and identify the event.

1. The event took place in a South Asian country.
2. The event was a strategic military operation.
3. The event made use of plutonium bombs.
4. The event is the only event to use these bombs in an armed conflict.

1. The bombing of Pearl Harbour
2. The Chernobyl disaster
3. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
4. The Bhopal Gas tragedy

Q. what are the characteristics of disaster