- Disaster, the term, is derived from the language ?
(1) Arabic
(2) Latin
(3) Greek
(4) French
- ‘Tsunami’ the word, is derived from the language ?
(1) Greek
(2) Chinese
(3) French
(4) Japanese
- Strong Earthquakes recorded since 2000 include ?
(1) 26-12-2004 (Indonesia)
(2) 25-3-2005 (Indonesia)
(3) 11-3-2011 (Japan)
(4) All the above
- Disaster Management activities may be conducted ?
(1) Before disaster
(2) After disaster
(3) During disaster
(4) All the above
- Tsunamis are waves generated by ?
(1) Earthquakes
(2) Underwater landslides
(3) Volcanic eruptions
(4) All the above
- Which organisation proclaimed the 1990s as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction ?
(1) United Nations General Assembly
(2) Asian Development Bank
(3) World Bank
(4) UNESCO
- During 1980 – 2010, number of people affected by natural disasters in India were ?
(1) 1,521,726,127
(2) 1,121,726,127
(3) 1,321,726,127
(4) 1,224,726,127
- A disaster is an event which results in ?
(1) Loss of human life
(2) Loss of property
(3) Loss of livelihood
(4) All the above
- UN Disaster Management Team (UNDMT) is responsible for solving the problems resulting from disasters occuring in ?
(1) Asia
(2) Africa
(3) North America
(4) All countries in the world
- Richter Scale is used for measuring ?
(1) Density of liquids
(2) Intensity of earthquakes
(3) Depth of mines
(4) Speed of aeroplane
Answer:
1) 4
2) 4
3) 4
4) 4
5) 4
6) 1
7) 1
8) 4
9) 4
10) 2