Description : Earthquakes and tsunamis constitute disaster percentage = ..? a. 8% b. 4% c. 6% d. 17%
Last Answer : a. 8%
Description : How many of 35 Indian States and Union Territories are disaster prone? a. 23 b. 25 c. 12 d. 27
Last Answer : b. 25
Description : The RBI has allowed Axis Bank to raise shareholding to up to ____ from the earlier limit of 49%. A) 54% B) 62% C) 59% D) 64% E) 70%
Last Answer : B) 62% Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed the bank to raise foreign shareholding limit to 62%, from the earlier limit of 49%. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs)/registered foreign ... 49% up to 62%of the paid-up capital of Axis Bank under the Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS)
Description : Tremors that have occurred in Earth's crust are known as a) Earthquakes b) Volcanic eruptions c) Bed eruptions d) Volcano
Last Answer : a) Earthquakes
Description : Earthquakes occur most frequently at a) Plate surface b) Plate boundaries c) Plate vacuum d) Ocean beds
Last Answer : b) Plate boundaries
Description : Earthquakes that occur along faults are created when ___________ a) Melted rock is erupted along the fault zone b) Stress builds up until rocks break c) The earth shifts and moves along fracture d) Answers b and c
Last Answer : d) Answers b and c
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
Description : Tsunamis are waves generated by? a. Earthquakes b. Volcanic eruptions c. Underwater landslides d. All of the above
Last Answer : d. All of the above
Description : What percent of earthquakes and tsunamis account for world disasters? a. 8% b. 3% c. 9% d. 7%
Description : Tsunamis are waves generated by? a. Earthquakes b. Volcanic eruptions c. Underwater landslides d. All the above
Last Answer : d. All the above
Description : The ground movements caused by earthquakes can have a damaging effects such as? a. Ground shaking b. Landslides c. Surface ruptures d. All the above
Description : A series of earthquakes shook the Central American Nation Of Nicarague and killed many people in the year? a. 1974 b. 1972 c, 1973 d. 1975
Last Answer : b. 1972
Description : Which of the following leads to earthquakes: a) Movement of plates b) Nuclear explosion c) Extraction of minerals d) All of the above
Last Answer : d) All of the above
Description : Which of the following statements is false? a. Earthquakes occur in plate boundaries b. The time and location of most major earthquakes can be predicted several days in advance c. Earthquakes can be ... reverse and strike-slip faulting d. P waves travel faster than both S waves and Surface waves
Last Answer : b. The time and location of most major earthquakes can be predicted several days in advance
Description : Shallow earthquakes, less than 20 km deep are associated with a. Convergent plate boundaries b. Divergent plate boundaries c. Transform plate boundaries d. All of the Above
Last Answer : d. All of the Above
Description : In India, highest percentage of damages causes by flood hazards – a) Uttar Pradesh b) Bihar c) West Bengal d) Tripura
Last Answer : b) Bihar
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 : 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 : 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 : The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) established at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences is located in (a) Chennai (b) Goa (c) Kochi (d) Hyderabad
Last Answer : (b) Goa
Description : Tsunami in the Indian Ocean occurred in the year (a) 2003 (b) 2004 (c) 2005 (d) 2006
Last Answer : (b) 2004
Description : The word Hazards originated froma) Latin word b) Greek word c) French word. d) Indian word
Last Answer : c) French word.
Description : Which is the nodal agency at the Indian Union Government for coordinating disaster management activities for all natural hazards? a. Minister of Home affairs b. Ministry of social justice and Empowerment c. Ministry of Science and Technology d. Ministry of Environment and Forests
Last Answer : a. Minister of Home affairs
Description : National Institute of Disaster Management publishes a biannual journal titled? a. Disaster India b. Disaster Mitigation c. Disaster & Development d. Indian Disaster
Last Answer : c. Disaster & Development
Description : First Indian Disaster Management Congress was inaugurated on? a. 29-11-2006 b. 26-10-2006 c. 29-8-2006 d. 29-10-2006
Last Answer : a. 29-11-2006
Description : Area of Indian coastline which is vulnerable to storm surges, cyclones and tsunamis is? a. 5700 Km b. 3700km c. 2700km d. 4700km
Last Answer : a. 5700 Km
Description : The term Tsunami is coined from? a. Chinese term b. Indian term c. German term d. Japanase term
Last Answer : d. Japanase term
Description : Indian National Tsunami Warning System became operational in? a. 2003 b. 2007 c. 2009 d. 2012
Last Answer : b. 2007
Description : . The extent of area under the command of draught animals is about a) 55% b) 54% c) 57% d) 60%
Last Answer : 57%
Description : What is the share of Punjab in the total population of Pakistan: A. 60% B. 52% C. 48% D. None of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
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 : Warm air is ___________than cold air a) Heavier b) Lighter c) No difference in weight d) Very much lighter
Last Answer : a) Heavier
Description : How much of India’s coastline is vulnerable to Disasters? a. ~ 5340km b. ~ 5400km c.~ 6200km d. ~ 5700km
Last Answer : d. ~ 5700km
Description : The presence of high hill ranges with alternate valleys in Tripura is much similar to the “ridge-Vale topography” of a. The Manipur hills b. The Alps of Europe c. The Appalachian region of USA d. The Eastern Ghats of India
Last Answer : c. The Appalachian region of USA
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