Disasters

Q. What are natural disasters?

1. Disasters that occur naturally and take place at specific time of the year.
2. Disasters that take place at specific time of the year and at specific places in the world.
3. Disasters that occur naturally and take place at any time of the year, in any part of the year.
4. Disasters caused by us that take place at any time of the year, in any part of the year.

Q. What are some of the measures to be taken during floods?

1. Disconnecting electrical appliances to avoid short circuit
2. Avoiding flooded areas
3. Evacuation of areas at the first sign of warning
4. Monitoring radios and television

Q. What should we do when a landslide occurs due to earthquake?

1. Not worry about reoccurance of earthquake.
2. Give first aid to injured people.
3. Not worry about recurrance of landslides.
4. Move to safer places as early as possible

Q. What are floods?

1. The underflow of water.
2. The entering of rivers into seas or oceans.
3. The normal flow of water.
4. The overflow of large amounts of water, beyond its normal limits.

Q. Which of the following steps should you follow to stay safe during an earthquake?

1. Stay close to mirrors.
2. Stay away from mirrors.
3. Drop under a table, cover your head and hold on until the situation improves.
4. Sit on a chair next to a window at home.

Q. Kerala falls under the category of “Flood-prone area”​ What precautions should be taken to minimize the damage?

Q. What kind of floods occur within 6 hours of heavy rainfall?

1. Flash floods
2. River floods
3. Coastal floods
4. Pluvial floods

Q. Why is it important to retain wetlands to combat floods?

1. Wetlands completely stop water from passing through them.
2. Wetlands act like sponges and absorb water during floods.
3. Wetlands help in evaporating water and thus reduce the effect of floods.
4. Wetlands cannot help in any way during floods.

Q. Floods are one of the least common disasters in India.

1. False
2. True

Q. How many types of floods do we generally come across?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 5
4. 4

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

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

Q. ________________ has a rolling topography.

Q. Choose the different types of floods caused by natural factors.

1. Drainage floods
2. River floods
3. Coastal floods
4. Flash floods

Q. A/An ______ is a sudden calamity, and is a severe disruption to the functioning of a society and causes significant damage and loss of life and property.

1. accident
2. plague
3. disaster
4. financial crisis

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