Description : From the following, which one is the natural hazard? A) Earthquake B) Cyclone C) Landslide D) All the above
Last Answer : D) All the above
Description : Which one is a major environmental and safety hazard for the people in hilly areas in Tripura which can be considered as “cancer of hill slopes” a) Flood (b) Landslide (c) Earthquake (d) Desertification
Last Answer : (b) Landslide
Description : Of the following, which is a natural hazard? a. Earthquake b. Cyclone c. Landslide
Last Answer : b. Cyclone
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 : 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 : In Australia, the average annual cost of floods is around: (a) $3.8 million (b) $38 million (c) $380 million (d) $3.8 billion.
Last Answer : (c) $380 million
Description : Which of the following is an environmental consequence of floods? (a) dispersal of weed species (b) erosion of soil (c) release of pollutants into waterways (d) all of the above.
Last Answer : (d) all of the above.
Description : In Australia, the most expensive natural disaster is: (a) drought (b) floods (c) bushfires (d) cyclones.
Last Answer : (b) floods
Description : Which of the following is an environmental consequence of floods? a) Dispersal of weed species b) Erosion of soil c) Release of pollutants into waterways d) All of the above.
Last Answer : d) All of the above.
Description : In which month in India, floods are likely to occur? a. June-December b. June-September c. May-October d. Aril-June
Last Answer : b. June-September
Description : The river which causes tremendous floods in Assam is (a) Ganga (b) Brahmaputra (c) Godavari (d) Barak
Last Answer : (d) Barak
Description : The human factors which cause floods are: (a) Deforestation (b) Heavy rainfall (c) Cloud burst (d) Large catchment area
Last Answer : (a) Deforestation
Description : A hazard: A) is a potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon, or human activity B) may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, C) may generate social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. D) all of the above
Last Answer : D) all of the above
Description : The process of identifying the probability of occurrence of a natural hazard of a given intensity at a specific location based on an analysis of natural processes and site conditions is termed as- (a) Disaster calculation (b) Hazard Assessment (c) Hazard calculation (d) None of the above
Last Answer : (b) Hazard Assessment
Description : An extreme natural phenomenon capable of causing disaster leading to loss of lives or damage to property is known as- (a) Natural hazard (b) Hazard calculation (c) Desertification (d) None of the above
Last Answer : (a) Natural hazard
Description : High vulnerability and high hazard are associated with (a) Low disaster risk (b) Medium disaster risk (c) High disaster risk (d) None of these
Last Answer : (c) High disaster risk
Description : Mapping method used for tracking wind speed and direction is a) Hazard mapping b) Mind mapping c) Speed mapping d) None of these
Last Answer : a) Hazard mapping
Description : Which is the most dangerous location for a tsunami hazard? a) A straight stretch of coast directly exposed to the open sea b) A rocky point protruding into the ocean in deep water c) A bay with a nice sandy beach at its end d) A small boat in the deep ocean
Last Answer : d) A small boat in the deep ocean
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 : Tropical cyclone, drought, wildfire is: (a) Industrial hazard (b) Man induced hazard (c) Meteorological hazard (d) Hydrological hazard
Last Answer : (c) Meteorological hazard
Description : Industrial hazards comes under the category of: (a) Natural hazards (b) Human induced hazards (c) Meteorological hazard (d) Wild fire hazard
Last Answer : (b) Human induced hazards
Description : What are the major Hazard/disaster management related activities? a. Preparedness b. Response c. Recovery d. All of the above
Description : Disaster is an event arising out of a. Result of hazard event b. Causes of hazard event c. Causes of disaster event d. All of the above
Last Answer : a. Result of hazard event
Description : A hazard is a situation where there is a. Threat of natural calamity b. Threat to property and lives from calamities c. Threat for consequences of disaster d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Threat to property and lives from calamities
Description : Choose the number of National Highway in Tripura – a) 45 b) 44 c) 46 d) 31
Last Answer : b) 44
Description : Earthquake is a: a) Geophysical disaster b) Hydrological disaster c) Meterological disaster d) Compound disaster
Last Answer : a) Geophysical disaster
Description : Latur Earthquake occurred in (a) 1991 (b) 1992 (c)1993 (d) 1994
Last Answer : (c)1993
Description : Bhuj earthquake occurred in (a) 23 January, 2001 (b) 26 January, 2001 (c) 31 January, 2001 (d) 29 January, 2001
Last Answer : (b) 26 January, 2001
Description : Latur earthquake occurred in (a) 30 September, 1993 (b) 30 November, 1993 (c) 21 April, 1993 (d) 15 April, 1993
Last Answer : (a) 30 September, 1993
Description : In which earthquake, the stones on the roads of Shillong as said to have “vibrated like peas on a drum”? (a) Cachar Earthquake (b) Latur Earthquke (c) Great Earthquake of Assam (d) Bhuj Earthquake
Last Answer : (c) Great Earthquake of Assam
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 : Sometimes there are some indications that would indicate that perhaps an earthquake would occur. Such indications are called (a) Indicators (b) Precursors (c) Signal (d) Anticipations
Last Answer : (b) Precursors
Description : Seismic waves during earthquake are recorded and studied with the help of an instrument called as (a) Richter scale (b) Seismograph (c) Lithograph (d) Cardiograph
Last Answer : (b) Seismograph
Description : An enormous amount of energy is released during an earthquake as seismic waves which are of (a) Primary or pressure waves(P-waves) (b) Secondary or transverse waves(S-waves) (c) Long waves or surface waves(L-waves) (d) All of the above
Description : Earthquake is- (a) A sudden shaking or vibration of ground (b) Disturbances in the earth’s crust (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None of the above
Last Answer : (c) Both (a) & (b)
Description : The flood caused in Uttarakhand due to (a) Cloud burst (b) Land slide (c) Earthquake (d) None of these
Last Answer : (a) Cloud burst
Description : The point within the earth where earthquake generated is called a) Focus of epicenter b) Focus of foci c) Focus of hypocenter d) None of these
Last Answer : c) Focus of hypocenter
Description : When was the last major earthquake in India a) 27th JAN, 2001 b) 26th JAN, 2001 c) 27th FEB, 2002 d) 28th APRIL, 2004
Last Answer : b) 26th JAN, 2001
Description : Magnitude of earthquake indicates amount of a) Vibrations per second b) Vibrations per minute c) Oscillations d) Energy released
Last Answer : d) Energy released
Description : Tsunami is: a) Earthquake on land mass b) Volcanic eruption c) Earthquake in ocean crust d) None of these
Last Answer : c) Earthquake in ocean crust
Description : Earthquake under the sea is called? a. Tsunami b. Hurricane c. Cyclone d. Thunder
Last Answer : a. Tsunami
Description : 11-03-2012 marked one year sine an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands of people in? a. Japan b. South Korea c. North Korea d. Indonesia
Last Answer : a. Japan
Description : On what date a powerful earthquake struck South Eastern Iran and Caused heavy loss of life and property? a. 26.12.2004 b. 26.12.2003 c. 26.12.2002 d. 25.11.2003
Last Answer : b. 26.12.2003
Description : When a powerful earthquake struck South Eastern Iran and caused enormous loss of life and property Killing 30,000 people? a. 26.12.2003 b. 26.11.2003 c. 26.10.2003 d. 26.10.2002
Last Answer : a. 26.12.2003
Description : The epicenter of the earthquake of the magnitude of 5.7 which occurred on the 3rd of Jan, 2017 in Tripura was located at: a) Dhalai District b) West District c) North District d) Gomati District
Last Answer : a) Dhalai District
Description : Disaster at Chernobyl (USSR), Three Mile Island (USA), and Fukusima (JAPAN) are all related to: (a) Disaster caused by earthquake (b) Disaster caused by Tsunami (c) Nuclear disaster (d) Epidemic disaster
Last Answer : (c) Nuclear disaster
Description : Earthquake is a: a) Geophysical disaster (b) Hydrological disaster (c) Meteorological disaster (d) Compound disaster
Description : Example of anthropogenic hazards are: (a) Chemical explosion (b) Earthquake (c) Flood (d) Wild fire
Last Answer : (a) Chemical explosion
Description : Which area in the world witness’s highest seismic earthquake activity in the world. a. Mid-continental belt b. Cir-cum Pacific belt c. Mid-Atlantic belt d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Cir-cum Pacific belt
Description : The date when the super cyclone hit the Orissa coast which killed nearly 10,000 people and affected over 15 million people across 12 districts of Orissa is? a. 29.08.1999 b. 29.08.1997 c. 29.08.1998 d. 29.08.1996
Last Answer : a. 29.08.1999