Disaster Management: Set – 8

1. The region that is frequently affected by floods in Andhra Pradesh is ?

(1) The details of Pennar

(2) The details of Krishna and Godavari

(3) Rayalaseema areas

(4) North coastal areas

2. An earthquake releases ?

(1) Vibrations

(2) Tremors

(3) Vibrations and tremors

(4) Tremors and fire

3. The river which causes tremendous floods in Assam is ?

(1) Gomati

(2) Ganga

(3) Brahmaputra

(4) Yamuna

4. The method to identify landslide prone areas which has been in use in India since 1980s is ?

(1) Landslide Zonation Mapping

(2) Land Development Zooming

(3) Land Reclamation Zooming

(4) Land Disaster Mapping

5. In India at the Centre, which is the nodal ministry for all matters concerning disasters caused by drought ?

(1) Minister of Home Affairs

(2) Minister of Agriculture

(3) Minister of Rural Development

(4) Minister of Finance

6. State Crisis Management Committee is charied by ?

(1) Cheif Secretary

(2) Chief Minister

(3) Finance Secretary

(4) Finance Minister

7. The severity of a disaster is usually reckoned in terms of ?

(1) Loss of Life

(2) Loss of property

(3) Loss of life or property

(4) None of the above

8. The only document that reflects the detailed hazard profile of the States in India is the Vulnerability Atlas prepared by ?

(1) Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council

(2) India Meteorological Department

(3) Disaster Management Institute

(4) UNESCO

9. ‘Managing Disaster Risk in Emerging Economics’ – is a report of ?

(1) World Bank

(2) Asian Development Bank

(3) Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India

(4) National Institute of Disaster Management, India

10. Which segment of the East Coast of India is most vulnerable to high storm surges ?

(1) North Orissa and West Bengal Coast

(2) Andhra Pradesh Coast between Ongole and Machilipatnam

(3) Tamil Nadu Coast, South of Nagapattinam

(4) All the above

Answer:

1) 2

2) 3

3) 3

4) 1

5) 1

6)

7) 1

8) 1

9) 1

10) 4