Description : Man-made disasters include: a) Wars b) Terrorism c) Industrial hazard d) All of the above
Last Answer : d) All of the above
Description : Hazards and Disasters are mainly classified as a. Physical and chemical b. Natural and Human induced c. Physical and Human d. Social and cultural
Last Answer : b. Natural and Human induced
Description : Example of anthropogenic hazards are: (a) Chemical explosion (b) Earthquake (c) Flood (d) Wild fire
Last Answer : (a) Chemical explosion
Description : The name of the chemical leakage in Bhopal Gas Tragedy – a) Carbon dioxide b) Methyl Isocyanate c) Hydrogen d) Sulphur oxide
Last Answer : b) Methyl Isocyanate
Description : Special consideration in order to mitigate earthquake earthquake like disasters is given also to protect (a) Heritage buildings (b)Buildings of cultural and historical importance (c) Scientific and Technological laboratories (d) All of the above
Last Answer : (d) All of the above
Description : Which natural hazard has caused the greatest number of deaths in a single event? a) Earthquakes b) Floods c) Volcanic eruptions and related disasters d)hurricanes
Last Answer : a) Earthquakes
Description : According to U. N. O. there were about ______ disasters per year between 1992 - 2000 in the world? a. 100 b. 300 c. 500 d. 800
Last Answer : c. 500
Description : United Nations Disaster Management Team (UNDMT) is responsible for solving problem resulting from disasters in? a. Africa b. Asia c. Australia d. In all continents
Last Answer : d. In all continents
Description : According to World Bank Estimate, direct losses from natural disasters are upto percent of GDP? a. 4% b. 2% c. 1% d. 3%
Last Answer : b. 2%
Description : What percent of earthquakes and tsunamis account for world disasters? a. 8% b. 3% c. 9% d. 7%
Last Answer : a. 8%
Description : By what measures can we significantly reduce the impact of disasters on our people? a. Better planning b. Preparedness awareness c. Mitigation measures d. All the above
Last Answer : d. All the above
Description : According to the World Bank, during the period 1996 to 2000, the approximate percentage loss of gross domestic produce due to disasters was? a. 2.85% b. 2.25% c. 2.50% d.1.95%
Last Answer : b. 2.25%
Description : According to World Disasters Report of 2010, during 2000-09, 85% of affected people belonged to the? a. Asia Pacific Region b. African region c. Japan region d. Australian region
Last Answer : a. Asia Pacific Region
Description : U.N. Disaster Management Team UNDMT is responsible for solving problems resulting from disasters in? a. India b. Iran c. Bangladesh d. All countries the world
Last Answer : d. All countries the world
Description : Disasters can be categorized into various types on the basis of? a. Its speed b. Its previous history c. Loss of property they result d. Loss of human life they result
Last Answer : d. Loss of human life they result
Description : How much of India’s coastline is vulnerable to Disasters? a. ~ 5340km b. ~ 5400km c.~ 6200km d. ~ 5700km
Last Answer : d. ~ 5700km
Description : Disaster management coversa) Maintaining control over disasters b) Reducing the effects of disasters c) Briefing of govt. Officials about disasters d) All the above
Last Answer : d) All the above
Description : Engineering disaster is simply referred to those disasters when it is caused by an engineering failure like – (a) Design flaws or materials failures (b) Insufficient knowledge or underestimations (c) Carelessness or negligence (d) All the above.
Last Answer : (d) All the above.
Description : The Bhopal gas tragedy is an example of: (a) Industrial disasters (b) Natural disasters (c) Nuclear disasters (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Industrial disasters
Description : What are the major types oriented to mitigation measures of hazards and disasters? a. Public mitigation measures b. Community mitigation measures c. Both a and b d. None of the above
Last Answer : c. Both a and b
Description : Which of the following disasters can be triggered by an earthquake? a. Tsunami b. Intense ground shaking c. A landslide d. All of the above
Last Answer : d. All of the above
Description : In which year the violent explosion of the famous Volcano, Krakatoa in Indonesia, produced Tsunamis measuring 40 feet? a. 1881 b. 1882 c. 1883 d. 1884
Last Answer : c. 1883
Description : In which year the violent explosion of the famous Volcano, Krakatoa in Indonesia, produced Tsunamis measuring 40 feet? a. 1883 b. 1881 c. 1882 d. 1884
Last Answer : a. 1883
Description : Which of the following leads to earthquakes: a) Movement of plates b) Nuclear explosion c) Extraction of minerals d) All of the above
Description : Example of Civil War is: (a) Syrian War (b) World War I&II (c) Kargil War (d) Vietnam-US War.
Last Answer : (a) Syrian War
Description : The toxic gas released from Bhopal Gas Tragedy was (a) Methyl Isocyanate (b) Potassium Isocyanate (c) Sodium Isocyanate (d) Methyl Isothiocyanate
Last Answer : (a) Methyl Isocyanate
Description : The National Civil Defence college was founded in 1957 at? a. Bombay b. Nagpur c. Cochin d. Hyderabad
Last Answer : b. Nagpur
Description : The steps need to be taken for any risk natural or man-made disaster a. Proper building construction b. A well planned c. Awareness among the stakeholders d. All of the above
Description : Tropical cyclone, drought, wildfire is: (a) Industrial hazard (b) Man induced hazard (c) Meteorological hazard (d) Hydrological hazard
Last Answer : (c) Meteorological hazard
Description : This invention replaced vacuum tubes and made computers much smaller and faster. However, it was eventually replaced by another invention (i) RAM (ii) ENIAC (iii) Transformer (iv) Transistor.
Last Answer : (iv) Transistor.
Description : The Disaster Management Act was made in (a) 2006 (b) 2003 (c) 2005 (d) 2009
Last Answer : (c) 2005
Description : The earth crust is made up of huge slabs, which are called a) Crust b) Plates c) Rock d) Magma
Last Answer : b) Plates
Description : The Disaster Management Act was made in? a. 2006 b. 2003 c. 2005 d. 2009
Last Answer : c. 2005
Description : Besides testing the quality of the food itself, inspections should be made to determine the cleanliness ofa. Premises where food is handled and prepared b. Washing facilities c. Food storage facilities d. All of the above
Description : Who coined the term "Computer ethics" as a branch of philosophy? a. Aryabhatt b. Grace Hoppers c. John Von Neumann d. Walter Maner
Last Answer : d. Walter Maner
Description : Pirating software is an act of violating a. Equity b. Ethics c. Law d. None of the these
Last Answer : b. Ethics
Description : Which of the following is an example of presentation software? a. Ms-Access b. Spreadsheet c. Power-point d. Word processing
Last Answer : c. Power-point
Description : Discrimination of computer studies based on caste/tribe is an issue of - a. Digital divide b. Computer equity c. Euality d. None of the these
Last Answer : a. Digital divide
Description : Copying or stealing someone else's works or ideas and passing them off as your own work is reffered as a. Computer vandalism b. Computer fraud c. Plagiarism d. All of the these
Last Answer : c. Plagiarism
Description : Peoples' having fear of using technology are called as a. Technician b. Technophobes c. both a & b d. None of the these
Last Answer : b. Technophobes
Description : First Supercomputer developed in India is a. Aryabhatt b. Cray-1 c. PARAM d. IBM-370
Last Answer : c. PARAM
Description : Which of the following is known as father of modern computer? a. Dennis Ritchie b. John Napier c. Charles Babbage d. Alan Turing
Last Answer : d. Alan Turing
Description : The term "Technology" has been derived from which of the following language? a. Latin b. Greek c. Spanish d. English
Last Answer : b. Greek
Description : Code red is a(n)__________ i) Word Processing Software ii) Antivirus iii) Virus iv) Photo Editing Software
Last Answer : iii) Virus
Description : _________ is the measurement of things such as fingerprints and retinal scans used for security access. i) Biometrics ii) Bio measurement iii) Computer security iv) Smart weapon machinery
Last Answer : i) Biometrics
Description : The altering of data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone is i) Ergonomics ii) Compression iii) Biometrics iv) Encryption
Last Answer : iv) Encryption
Description : The following can not be exploited by assigning or by licensing the rights to others. i) Patent ii) Designs iii) Trademark iv) All of the above
Last Answer : iii) Trademark
Description : The term 'Intellectual Property Rights' covers i) Copyrights ii) Know-how iii) Trade dress iv) All of the above
Last Answer : iv) All of the above
Description : Which of the following is/are threats for electronic payment systems? i) Computer worms ii) Computer virus iii) Trojan horse iv) All of the above
Description : The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is i) Jacking ii) Identify Theft iii) Spoofing iv) Hacking
Last Answer : iii) Spoofing