DISASTER MANAGEMENT -APPSC PREVIOUS QUESTIONS

1. A hazard is a dangerous event. It could be ?

(1) Earthquake
(2) Tsunami
(3) Flood
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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2. A Disaster is an event which results in ?

(1) Loss of human

(2) Loss of property
(3) Loss of livestock
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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3. A cycle which killed 50,000 people in Bangladesh occured in ?

(1) 1970
(2) 1971
(3) 1972
(4) 1969
Correct Answere: 1970
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4. The word Tsunami is coined from the ?

(1) Hindi term

(2) Japanese term
(3) Chinese term
(4) Thai term
Correct Answere: Japanese term
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5. Tsunami can occur only during ?

(1) Morning
(2) Middle of the day
(3) Evening
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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6. Natural factor for the occurrances of landslides ?

(1) Steep slope

(2) Seismic activity
(3) Poor drainage
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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7. National Civil Defence College was founded in 1957 at ?

(1) Calicut
(2) Dharwar
(3) Nagpur
(4) Puna
Correct Answere: Nagpur
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8. Disaster Management Teams should be trained in ?

(1) First Aid

(2) Sanitation
(3) Trauma Counselling
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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9. What percent of earthquakes and tsunamis constitute world distribution of disaster ?

(1) 6%
(2) 7%
(3) 8%
(4) 9%
Correct Answere: 8%
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10. India's National Tsunami Warning System (NTWS) became operational in ?

(1) 2004
(2) 2005
(3) 2006
(4) 2007
Correct Answere: 2005
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11. National Disaster Management Authority was set up under Disaster Management
Act, 2005 under the Chairmanship of ?

(1) Home Minister

(2) Finance Minister
(3) Transport Minister
(4) Prime Minister
Correct Answere: Prime Minister
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12. 11-3-2012 marked one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands of
people in ?

(1) Mexico
(2) Thailandnd preparedness
(3) Indonesia
(4) Japan
Correct Answere: Indonesia
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13. Which is the flagship programme of the Minister of Agriculture which includes
Disaster Risk Reduction ?

(1) Rajiv Awaas Yojana

(2) National Drinking water Mission
(3) Rashtriya Gram Sadak Yojana
(4) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
Correct Answere: Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
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14. We can greatly reduce the impact of disaster by ?

(1) Better plannin

(2) Better preparedness and awareness
(3) Better mitigation measures
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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15. How many of the 35 total States/Union Territories in India are disaster prone ?

(1) 22
(2) 23
(3) 24
(4) 25
Correct Answere: 25

Correct Answer is : 27
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16. Human lives lost during 1980-2010 due to Natural and Induced Hazards in India ?

(1) 1,21,162
(2) 1,22,413
(3) 1,25,039
(4) 1,43,039
Correct Answere: 1,43,039
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17. Disaster Management include ?

(1) Rehabilitation
(2) Reconstruction
(3) Mitigation
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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18. A High Powered Committee on Disaster Management in August 1999 identified

disasters 5 sub-groups of disasters. These include ?

(1) Geologically related disasters

(2) Biologically related disasters
(3) Water and climate related disasters
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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19. Website of SAARC Disaster Management Centre ?

(1) Sdmc.nic.in
(2) Saarc.sdmc.in
(3) Saarc.nic.in
(4) Saarc.sdmc.nic.in
Correct Answere: Saarc.sdmc.nic.in
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20. By which, means flood warning information is disseminated ?

(1) All India Radio

(2) Doordershan
(3) Mobile Phones
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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21. Family Disaster Kit should include ?

(1) Dry food items and drinking water

(2) Medicines for sick
(3) Warm clothes
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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22. Disaster Management Teams should include ?

(1) Awareness generation team

(2) First Aid Team
(3) Search and Rescue Team
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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23. The Ministry at the Central Govt. Which coordinates all Disaster Management
activities in the country is ?

(1) Rural Development

(2) Defence
(3) Home Affairs
(4) Communcation
Correct Answere: Home Affairs
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24. According to an estimate by the World Bank, direct losses from natural disasters
are up to_____ percent of India's GDP ?

(1) 3 1/2%
(2) 2 1/2%
(3) 3%
(4) 2%
Correct Answere: 2%
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25. SAARC Disaster Management Centre is at ?

(1) Columbo
(2) Dhaka
(3) Khatmandu
(4) New Delhi
Correct Answere: New Delhi
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26. In the first decade of 21st century, which of the following disasters India faced ?

(1) Bhuj earthquake, 2001

(2) Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004
(3) Kosi flood, 2008
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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27. In world disasters, what percent account for Earthquake and Tsunamis ?

(1) 5%
(2) 6%
(3) 7%
(4) 8%
Correct Answere: 8%
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28. Mechanism established under Disaster Management Act, 2005 include ?

(1) National Disaster Management Authority

(2) State Disaster Management Authority
(3) District Disaster Management Authority
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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29. The majority of Tsunamis take places in ?

(1) Earthquake zone

(2) Indonesia coast
(3) Indian Ocean
(4) Pacific Ocean
Correct Answere: Pacific Ocean
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30. On what date a super cyclone struct the Orissa coast and killed 10,000 people and
affected over 15 million people across 12 district of Orissa ?

(1) 29-10-2000
(2) 29-10-1997
(3) 29-10-1998
(4) 29-10-1999
Correct Answere: 29-10-1999
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31. According to World Bank, during the period 1996 to 2000, what percent of Gross
Domestic product India annually lost due to natural and man made disasters ?

(1) 3.12%
(2) 2.75%
(3) 3.15%
(4) 2.25%
Correct Answere: 2.25%
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32. The word 'Cyclone' is dervied from the Greek world 'cvclos' meaning ?

(1) Cyclone
(2) Coils of snake
(3) Circular
(4) Lower
Correct Answere: Coils of snake
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33. An example of a hazard ?

(1) Earthquake
(2) Tsunami
(3) Flood
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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34. When can Tsunami occur ?

(1) Only in morning

(2) During winter
(3) During summer
(4) Any time in day or night
Correct Answere: Any time in day or night
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35. The Disaster Management Act was made in ?

(1) 2006
(2) 2003
(3) 2004
(4) 2005
Correct Answere: 2005
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36. Which of the following is a natural hazard ?

(1) Flood
(2) Cyclone
(3) Landslide
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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37. 'TSUNAMI' is the word dervied from ?

(1) Indonesian
(2) Chinese
(3) French
(4) Japanese
Correct Answere: Japanese
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38. Magnitude of earthquake is measured by ?

(1) Richter scale

(2) Hydromatel
(3) Barometer
(4) None of the above
Correct Answere: Richter scale
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39. Drought is mainly caused by ?

(1) High rate of evaporation

(2) Prolonged scanty rain
(3) Seepage of water in the ground
(4) Affect of sea water
Correct Answere: Affect of sea water
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40. Powerful tsunami's are most frequently produced by ?

(1) Earthquakes
(2) Volcanoes
(3) Landslides
(4) Cyclones
Correct Answere: Earthquakes
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41. Which of the following is a major disaster ?

(1) 1977 cyclone in A.P.

(2) 1987 droughts in 15 States
(3) 2008 kosi floods in North Bihar
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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42. 30,000,023 people were affected by floods in the year ?

(1) 1995
(2) 1960
(3) 1970
(4) 1980
Correct Answere: 1995
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43. What percent of Earthquakes and Tsumani's account for world disasters ?

(1) 5%
(2) 6%
(3) 8%
(4) 9%
Correct Answere: 8%
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44. Which of the foHowing is a phase of disaster management ?

(1) Mitigation
(2) Reconstruction
(3) Rehabilitation
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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45. A disaster is an event which results in the loss at ?

(1) Human beings

(2) Livelihood
(3) Property
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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46. Earthquake happens in ?

(1) Early morning

(2) Late night
(3) Mid day
(4) Any time in day or night
Correct Answere: Any time in day or night
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47. What percent of earthquakes and tsunamis account for the distribution of disasters
in the world ?

(1) 6%
(2) 7%
(3) 8%
(4) 9%
Correct Answere: 8%
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48. National Institute of Disaster Management is at ?

(1) Pune
(2) Bhavnagar
(3) Cuttack
(4) New Delhi
Correct Answere: New Delhi
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49. Of the following which is a man-made disaster ?

(1) Flood
(2) Earthquake
(3) Drought
(4) Bomb blast
Correct Answere: Bomb blast
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50. In which month in India, floods are likely to occur ?

(1) April - June

(2) May- October
(3) June - December
(4) June - September
Correct Answere: June - September
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51. Which of the following steps is necessary for Disaster Risk Reduction ?

(1) Strengthening early warning system

(2) Increasing awareness and preparedness
(3) Better rehabilitation and reconstruction
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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52. We can greatly reduce the impact of disasters by ?

(1) Better planning

(2) Better preparedness and awareness
(3) Bettwer mitigation measures
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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53. National Civil Defence College is at ?

(1) Nagpur
(2) Hyderabad
(3) Mumbai
(4) Cochin
Correct Answere: Nagpur
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54. International Tsunami Information Centre is at ?

(1) Goa
(2) Jakarta
(3) Honolulu
(4) Puducherry
Correct Answere: Honolulu
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55. The phrase Weapons of Mass Destruction entered widespread usage in ?

(1) 2001
(2) 2002
(3) 2003
(4) 2004
Correct Answere: 2003
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56. Landslides occur because of ?

(1) Intensity of rainfall

(2) Steep slopes
(3) Deforestration leading to soil erosion
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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57. The theme of the first National Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in India is ?

(1) Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in Development : From Risk to Resilience

(2) Prevention of Disasters on East Coast
(3) Occurences and Prevention of Disasters in India
(4) Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Mitigation : Need for National Perspective
Correct Answere: Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in Development : From Risk to
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58. Which university is February 2012 organised International Seminar on population,

Development and Disaster Management ?

(1) Tripura University

(2) Himachal Pradesh University
(3) Cochin University
(4) Goa University
Correct Answere: Tripura University
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59. The unpleasant impact of cyclones is ?

(1) Infrastructure damage

(2) Telecommunication loss
(3) Power disruption
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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60. National Policy on Desaster Managamant was approved by Union Cabinet in ?

(1) 2007
(2) 2008
(3) 2009
(4) 2010
Correct Answere: 2009
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61. Most Tsunami's occur in ?

(1) Mediterranean Sea

(2) Indian Ocean
(3) Atlantic Ocean
(4) Pacific Ocean
Correct Answere: Pacific Ocean
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62. Vice-Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority is ?

(1) C. Raj Narsimha

(2) N. Raghuveera Reddy
(3) N. Kiran Kumar Reddy
(4) M. Shahsidhar Reddy
Correct Answere: M. Shahsidhar Reddy
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63. Author of the recently published book Natural Hazards and Disaster Management
is ?

(1) Ranjan Basu

(2) Kalyan Sarkar
(3) Satyesh Chakraborthy
(4) Chandan Surabhi Das
Correct Answere: Satyesh Chakraborthy
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64. National Disaster Management Act created ?

(1) National Disaster Authority

(2) National Institute of Disaster Management
(3) National Disaster Response Force Authority
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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65. Movement Magnitude Scale replaced Richter Scale by Tom Hanks and Hiroo
Kanamori in the year ?

(1) 1979
(2) 1978
(3) 1977
(4) 1976
Correct Answere: 1979
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66. Which one of the following was a major earth tremor ?

(1) Chile, May 1960

(2) Alaska, May 1964
(3) Japan, March 2011
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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67. Who suffers maximum when drought comes ?

(1) Children
(2) Women
(3) Young men
(4) Old men
Correct Answere: Children
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68. The impact of disasters can be greatly reduced by ?

(1) Better planning

(2) Better preparedness awareness
(3) Better mitigation measures
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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69. What percent of Indian land is prone to floods ?

(1) About 22%

(2) About 20%
(3) About 18%
(4) About 12%
Correct Answere: About 12%
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70. According to World Disasters Report of 2010, during 2000-09, 85% of affected
people belonged to ?

(1) Asia Pacific Region

(2) North Asian Region
(3) South Asian Region
(4) West Asian Region
Correct Answere: Asia Pacific Region
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71. In world disasters, what percent is accounted for by Earthquakes and Tsunamis ?

(1) 5%
(2) 6%
(3) 7%
(4) 8%
Correct Answere: 8%
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72. World Conference on Disaster Management was held in 2005 in ?

(1) Chile
(2) Thailand
(3) Korea
(4) Japan
Correct Answere: Japan
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73. Components of Disaster Management ?

(1) Preparedness
(2) Response
(3) Mitigation
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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74. Which of th following is a natural hazard ?

(1) Drought
(2) War
(3) Terrorism
(4) Civil war
Correct Answere: Drought
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75. "Tsunami" is a ?

(1) Greeak word

(2) Chinese word
(3) French word
(4) Japanese word
Correct Answere: Japanese word
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76. Tsunami waves are generated beacuse of ?

(1) Under sea earthquakes

(2) Volcanic eruptions
(3) Landslides
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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77. Bureau of Indian Standards classified earthquake prone areas into how many
zones ?

(1) 5
(2) 6
(3) 7
(4) 8
Correct Answere: 5
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78. Which country was shaken up by a massive earthquake triggering a tsunami alert
in 28 countries across the east coast on 11th April 2012 ?

(1) Brunei
(2) Malaysia
(3) Indonesia
(4) Philippines
Correct Answere: Indonesia
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79. In India, how many peoples are exposed to recurring floods every year ?

(1) 325 Million

(2) 150 Million
(3) 200 Million
(4) 250 Million
Correct Answere: 200 Million
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80. How many African countries have joined to launch a research centre to work on
combating climate change in the region ?

(1) 4
(2) 5
(3) 6
(4) 7
Correct Answere: 5
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81. Disaster, the term, is derived from the language ?

(1) Arabic
(2) Latin
(3) Greek
(4) French
Correct Answere: French
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82. 'Tsunami' the word, is derived from the language ?

(1) Greek
(2) Chinese
(3) French
(4) Japanese
Correct Answere: Japanese
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83. Strong Earthquakes recorded since 2000 include ?

(1) 26-12-2004 (Indonesia)

(2) 25-3-2005 (Indonesia)
(3) 11-3-2011 (Japan)
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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84. Disaster Management activities may be conducted ?

(1) Before disaster

(2) After disaster
(3) During disaster
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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85. Tsunamis are waves generated by ?

(1) Earthquakes
(2) Underwater landslides
(3) Volcanic eruptions
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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86. Which organisation proclaimed the 1990s as the International Decade for Natural
Disaster Reduction ?

(1) United Nations General Assembly

(2) Asian Development Bank
(3) World Bank
(4) UNESCO
Correct Answere: United Nations General Assembly
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87. During 1980 - 2010, number of people affected by natural disasters in India were ?

(1) 1,521,726,127
(2) 1,121,726,127
(3) 1,321,726,127
(4) 1,224,726,127
Correct Answere: 1,521,726,127
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88. A disaster is an event which results in ?

(1) Loss of human life

(2) Loss of property
(3) Loss of livelihood
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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89. UN Disaster Management Team (UNDMT) is responsible for solving the
problems resulting from disasters occuring in ?

(1) Asia
(2) Africa
(3) North America
(4) All countries in the world
Correct Answere: All countries in the world
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90. Richter Scale is used for measuring ?

(1) Density of liquids

(2) Intensity of earthquakes
(3) Depth of mines
(4) Speed of aeroplane
Correct Answere: Intensity of earthquakes
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91. An earthquake under the sea is called ?

(1) Cyclone
(2) Thunder
(3) Lightning
(4) Tsunami
Correct Answere: Tsunami
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92. 'Chipko' and 'Appiko' movements were raised against ?

(1) Afforestation
(2) Killing of animal
(3) Deforestation
(4) None of the above
Correct Answere: Deforestation
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93. When did a powerful earthquake hit South Eastern Iran and cause enormous loss
of life and property ?

(1) 26-12-2003
(2) 26-9-2003
(3) 26-10-2003
(4) 26-8-2003
Correct Answere: 26-12-2003
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94. The scientists of which country have now developed technology that can calculate
the size, speed and direction of nascent tsunamis within seconds ?

(1) Japan
(2) Germany
(3) India
(4) Bangladesh
Correct Answere: Japan
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95. In which year was a high powered committee on disaster management consituted
to suggest measures to bring about institutional reforms in disaster management in
India ?

(1) 1996
(2) 1997
(3) 1998
(4) 1999
Correct Answere: 1999
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96. In which of the following countries earthquakes do not occur normally ?

(1) Chile
(2) Pakistan
(3) New Zealand
(4) Australia
Correct Answere: Australia
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97. Incidence of landslides in India is 'High to Very High' in ?

(1) Himalayas
(2) Eastern Ghats
(3) Vindhyachals
(4) Western Ghats
Correct Answere: Himalayas
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98. Which human activity is affected the most by climate ?

(1) Fishing
(2) Farming
(3) Industry
(4) Mining
Correct Answere: Farming
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99. What type of infrastructural facilities need to be provided in a disaster affected

area ?

(1) Reconstruction of roads and bridges

(2) Upgradation of transit shelters
(3) Provision of amenities in relocated areas
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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100. Which of the following is a type of epidermic ?

(1) Propagated epidermic

(2) Seasonal epidermic
(3) Cyclical epidermic
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above