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Major Disasters and Natural Calamities

This quiz covers major disasters and natural calamities that have occurred in India since independence.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which natural calamity caused the most damage in India in the 20th century?

  1. The Great Bengal Famine
  2. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy
  3. The Orissa Super Cyclone
  4. The Gujarat Earthquake
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the cyclone that devastated Odisha in 1999?

  1. Cyclone Fani
  2. Cyclone Hudhud
  3. Cyclone Phailin
  4. Cyclone Titli
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which earthquake caused the most damage in India in the 21st century?

  1. The Gujarat Earthquake
  2. The Kashmir Earthquake
  3. The Sikkim Earthquake
  4. The Nepal Earthquake
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the gas leak that occurred in Bhopal in 1984?

  1. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy
  2. The Union Carbide Disaster
  3. The Bhopal Industrial Accident
  4. The Madhya Pradesh Gas Leak
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which natural calamity caused the most damage in India in the 21st century?

  1. The Indian Ocean Tsunami
  2. The Kashmir Earthquake
  3. The Gujarat Earthquake
  4. The Uttarakhand Floods
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the floods that devastated Uttarakhand in 2013?

  1. The Uttarakhand Floods
  2. The Kedarnath Floods
  3. The Rishikesh Floods
  4. The Haridwar Floods
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which natural calamity caused the most damage in India in the 19th century?

  1. The Great Bengal Famine
  2. The Orissa Famine
  3. The Madras Famine
  4. The Bombay Famine
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the famine that occurred in Odisha in 1866?

  1. The Orissa Famine
  2. The Great Bengal Famine
  3. The Madras Famine
  4. The Bombay Famine
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which natural calamity caused the most damage in India in the 18th century?

  1. The Great Bengal Famine
  2. The Orissa Famine
  3. The Madras Famine
  4. The Bombay Famine
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the famine that occurred in Madras in 1877?

  1. The Madras Famine
  2. The Great Bengal Famine
  3. The Orissa Famine
  4. The Bombay Famine
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which natural calamity caused the most damage in India in the 17th century?

  1. The Great Bengal Famine
  2. The Orissa Famine
  3. The Madras Famine
  4. The Bombay Famine
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the famine that occurred in Bombay in 1899?

  1. The Bombay Famine
  2. The Great Bengal Famine
  3. The Orissa Famine
  4. The Madras Famine
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which natural calamity caused the most damage in India in the 16th century?

  1. The Great Bengal Famine
  2. The Orissa Famine
  3. The Madras Famine
  4. The Bombay Famine
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the famine that occurred in Orissa in 1792?

  1. The Orissa Famine
  2. The Great Bengal Famine
  3. The Madras Famine
  4. The Bombay Famine
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which natural calamity caused the most damage in India in the 15th century?

  1. The Great Bengal Famine
  2. The Orissa Famine
  3. The Madras Famine
  4. The Bombay Famine
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