DISASTER MANAGEMENT Class X

1. Fill in the blanks: 1. Water conservation is also called _____________________. 2. Over fishing of sanded fish led to drastic decrease in _____________. 3. ___________ is the most flood effective state of India. 4. When earthquake occurs means of ____________are destroyed. 5. Wide spread excessive water on land human habitation is called_________. 6. ____________ is a type of natural disaster. 7. _____________ are not decomposed by micro-organisms. 8. Jal Abhishek programme has been started in ____________ state. 9. Green plants in any biological system are called______________. 10. ___________ is the natural cause of air pollution. 2. Make Pairs: A 1. Basis of life 2. Sulphur dioxide 3. Mining 4. Environmental problem 5. Unwanted change 6. Methane 7. Ozone 8. Chlorflouro carbon 9. Nitric oxide 10. Oxygen B a. Ozone depletion b. Acid rain c. Life air d. Green house effect e. Antarctica f. Nature exploitation g. Pollution h. Environment i. soil pollution j. Acid rain

3. Answer in one word. a. In which place M.P. a chemical gas tragedy occurred in 1984. b. The displacement and rise of very high waves in ocean. c. Which disaster abruptly comes up? d. Name the department which issue warning regarding floods. f. Which is the largest reef of the world? e. India loses more than 6000 million tones of top soil due to_________. g. Name the only habitat for Asiatic lion in India. h. Daehigam National Park is situated in which state. i. Which micro-organism is responsible for Hepatitis?

4. Choose the correct option: i. Disaster occurring due to human mistake: a. Drought b. Flood c. Landslide d. Road accident. ii. Natural disaster is: a. Road accident b. Gas tragedy c. Rail accident d. Drought. iii. Disaster which occur gradually: a. Earth quake b. Gas tragedy d. Explosion d. War iv. Which of the following is the biological disaster? a. Bomb explosion b. volcano c. Bird flu d. Tsunami v. An epidemic is: a. Cancer b. Small pox c. Flu d. Stomach pain vi. People are forced to travel long distance for fetching drinking water: a. Poverty b. drought c. Flood d. Land management vii. Which one plays an important role in fertility of soil? a. Earthworm b. Hook worm c. Flat worm d. none. viii. Which one is used as fuel on most of nuclear reactor? a. Uranium b. Mercury c. Gallium d. Iodine ix. Which plant is curing malaria? a. Pepsin b. Quinine c. Gumation dinner x. Which is the main constituent of LPG? a. Methane b. Propane c. Butane d. Iodine 5. State whether True or False: a. Earthquake, flood and drought are natural calamities. b. Losses due to disaster can be minimized by disaster management. c. Marine environment is less stable than land. d. Oxygen depletion affects aquatic life. e. Beta rays are stream of electrons with slow speed. f. Hazardous chemicals are now getting diverted to land disposal. g. Tropical forests do not provide any valuable products. h. Smog is not toxic. i. Pesticides also affect soil enzyme activity. j. Fluorescent bulbs if used at home helps to reduce electric usage.