Types of Disasters

Q.

Is a fire extinguisher a fixed asset?

Q. The trembling of the earth’s crust is known as .

1. earthquake
2. landslide
3. excavation

Q.

Which of the following is not a natural disaster?

1. Cyclone

2. Earthquake

3. Volcanic eruptions

4. Oil spills

Q. Which of the following is a geophysical disaster?​

1. Earthquake​
2. Gas leak​
3. Pandemic
4. Forest fire​

Q. The collapsing of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or a cliff is called .

1. trenching
2. earthquake
3. landslide

Q.

Which of the following disasters are not correctly matched to their categories?

1. Landslide - Geophysical disaster

2. Plague - Biological disaster

3. Cyclone - Geophysical disaster

4. Infectious diseases - Manmade disaster

Q. Which of the following is an example of a biological disaster?​

1. Pandemic
2. Earthquake
3. Flood​
4. Cyclone​

Q.

Which of following could cause biological disasters?

1. Weed

2. Poisonous animals

3. Atomic tests

4. Road acccidents

Q. Write notes.
a. Disaster management Authority
b. Nature of disaster management
c. Mock drill
d. Disaster Management Act, 2005

Q. Terrorism does not create a happy environment. How does terrorism affect people and society?

1. Terrorists abduct and kill people.
2. Terrorism destroys property.
3. Terrorism creates fear among people.
4. Terrorism creates unity among people.

Q. The from volcanic erruptions cause major catastrophe to living things in and around the region.

1. harmful gases
2. lava
3. fire

Q. Forest fire primarily causes .

1. air pollution
2. afforestation
3. landslides

Q. Spreading fear and terror in a society by using violence against common people in order to achieve political goals is called .

1. political rally
2. protest
3. terrorism
4. nationalism

Q. The movement of earth materials from a higher region to a lower region due to gravitational pull is called:

1. Flood
2. Soil erosion
3. Landslide
4. Cyclone

Q. The Chernobyl accident took place in ______.

1. 1986
2. 1985
3. 1988
4. 1987

Q. Identify the type of natural disaster in the given image.

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Q. what is a biological disaster? ?

Q. Which of the following is a man-made disaster ?

1. Meteorites
2. Leakage of toxic gases
3. Earthquake
4. Flood

Q. Volcanic eruptions can kill living organisms on a large scale because of _______ that come out from the Earth's core.

1. Lava
2. Mixture of gases
3. Ash
4. Water

Q. Which of the following comes under post-disaster management?

1. Mock drill​
2. Help centre
3. Forecast
4. Hazard map​