Description : The eye of a cyclone is a) Cloudy and highly stormy. b) Full of strong winds. c) Calm and cloudless d) Site with high atmospheric pressure.
Last Answer : c) Calm and cloudless
Description : The cyclone that hit Odisha on October 29, 1999 is an example of (a) Super cyclone (b) Silent cyclone (c) Cyclone storm (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Super cyclone
Description : The centre of the cyclone is characterized by a. High Pressure b. Low pressure c. Very High Pressure d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Low pressure
Description : In the eye of the cyclone the temperature is: a) Highest b) Lowest c) Normal d) Average
Last Answer : b) Lowest
Description : The place of origin an earth quake is called (a) Focus (b) Epicentre (c) Centre (d) Core
Last Answer : (a) Focus
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 : A cyclone is called a____________in Philippines and Japan. a) Hurricane b) Typhoon c) Tornado d) Thunderstorm
Last Answer : b) Typhoon
Description : A cyclone is called a________in the American Continent. a) Hurricane b) Typhoon c) Tornado d) Thunderstorm
Last Answer : a) Hurricane
Description : Earthquake under the sea is called? a. Tsunami b. Hurricane c. Cyclone d. Thunder
Last Answer : a. Tsunami
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 : What is cyclone-? (a) A low pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere. (b) A high pressure system with anticlockwise winds in the northern hemisphere. (c) A low pressure ... in the northern hemisphere. (d) A high pressure system with clockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
Last Answer : (c) A low pressure system with anticlockwise winds in the northern hemisphere.
Description : Typhoons cyclone are formed in – a) India b) China c) Philipines d) Japan
Last Answer : b) China
Description : Hurricans cyclone are formed in a) U.S.A b) British Island c) Japan d) India
Last Answer : a) U.S.A
Description : Mention the major type of Tropical cyclone - a) Hurricans b) Typhoons c) Tornadoes d) All of these
Last Answer : d) All of these
Description : The term cyclone means a) Coil of tiger b) Coil of snake c) Coil of lion d. Coli of pig
Last Answer : b) Coil of snake
Description : The term "Cyclone " is derived from? a. Greek Word b. French Word c. Latin Word d. Chinese Word
Last Answer : a. Greek Word
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
Description : Of the following, which is a natural hazard? a. Earthquake b. Cyclone c. Landslide
Last Answer : b. Cyclone
Description : On November 19,1977, a cyclone, which had been operated to hit Tamil Nadu, instead struck the Central Coast of and diverted several villages? a. Kerela b. Andhra Pradesh c. Orissa d. Karnataka
Last Answer : b. Andhra Pradesh
Description : In which year a cyclone struck the Coastal Andhra in Krishna Godavari delta and caused havoc? a. 1976 b. 1979 c. 1978 d. 1977
Last Answer : d. 1977
Description : Which of the following is a disaster mitigation strategy? a. Constructing cyclone shelters b. Giving loans from banks c. Providing cheap electricity d. Providing school uniforms to children
Last Answer : a. Constructing cyclone shelters
Description : The cyclone 'SIDR' hit Bangladesh in? a. 2009 b. 2007 c. 2008 d. 2006
Last Answer : b. 2007
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 : Andhra Pradesh was severely battered by a cyclonic storm killed more than 10,000 lives on? a. 15.11.1976 b. 15.11.1977 c. 15.11.1978 d. 15.11.1975
Last Answer : b. 15.11.1977
Description : Andhra Pradesh was severely battered by a cyclonic storm which killed more than 10,000 lives on? a. 15-11-1977 b. 15-11-1971 c. 15-11-1963 d. 15-11-1945
Last Answer : a. 15-11-1977
Description : Cyclones in the Caribbean islands are known as: (a) Typhoon (b) Hurricanes (c) Tornadoes (d) Storm
Last Answer : (b) Hurricanes
Description : "Kalbaisakhi”is a kind of thunder storm witnessed in the states of a. Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim b. Mizoram, Assam and Manipur c. Assam, Tripura and West Bengal d. West Bengal, Manipur and Mizoram
Last Answer : c. Assam, Tripura and West Bengal
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 : From where earth quake waves are generated? a) Focus b) Epicenter c) Solid inner Core d) None of these
Last Answer : a) Focus
Description : A point on the surface of the earth vertically above the focus is known as a. Epicenter b. Hypocenter c. Special focus d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Epicenter
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 : In Tripura, which nodal agency play crucial role in organising community capacity building programmes and conducting mock drills at State, District and Block levels (a) National Disaster ... Informatics Centre (c) District Disaster Management Authority (d) Tripura Disaster Management Authority
Last Answer : (a) National Disaster Response Force
Description : International Tsunami Information Centre is in? a) Honolalu b) Goa c) Jakartha d) Pondicherry
Last Answer : a) Honolalu
Description : SAARC Disaster Management Centre is at? a. Dhaka b. Coloumbo c. New Delhi d. Khatmandu
Last Answer : c. New Delhi
Description : International Tsunami Information Centre is in? a. Honolulu b. Goa c. Jakartha d. Pondicherry
Last Answer : a. Honolulu
Description : Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre is at? a. Bangkok b. Kerala c. Surat d. None
Last Answer : a. Bangkok
Description : Which one of the following is NOT re commended during Lightening or thunderstorm? a) Take Shelter in a bus or car. b) In a forest , seek shelter in a low area under a thick growth of small trees. c) Take shelter under isolated tree. d) Get away from tractors and other metal farm equipment .
Last Answer : c) Take shelter under isolated tree.
Description : The total geographical area of Tripura is: a) 183.5sq.km b) 10,491sq.km c) 8152sq.km d) 1200 sq.km
Last Answer : b) 10,491sq.km
Description : Pandemic disease is defined as: (a) Outbreak of a disease in international scale (b) Outbreak of a disease beyond the area of a disease (c) congestion in urban areas.
Last Answer : (a) Outbreak of a disease in international scale
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 : Disaster management is aimed ata. Resettling people in the closest unaffected urban area a. Resettling people in the closest unaffected urban area b. Collection of valuable data for future ... a future disaster d. Restoring a communitys services, facilities and residences to pre-disaster levels
Last Answer : d. Restoring a communitys services, facilities and residences to pre-disaster levels
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 : 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 : Method used to transfer information to far off places instantly is called i) Information technology ii) Language iii) Data iv) Telecommunication
Last Answer : iv) Telecommunication
Description : Which volcanic belt is commonly called “Ring of Fire”? (a) The Mid-Continental Belt (b) The Circum-Pacific Belt (c) The Mid-Atlantic Belt (d) The Circum- Continental Belt
Last Answer : (b) The Circum-Pacific Belt
Description : The sudden release of hot materials (lava, ash, gas etc.) from volcanoes is called (a) Volcanic eruption (b) Ash showers (c) Pyroclastic flows (d) Hot mud flows
Last Answer : (a) Volcanic eruption
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 : A disease is called pandemic when it is (a) Within a region (b) Within a country (c) Within a continent (d) None of these
Last Answer : (c) Within a continent
Description : When magma reaches the surface of the earth, is called (a) Lava (b) Crater (c) Fissure (d) Clay
Last Answer : (a) Lava